The United States has added Iran-based leader Qassim Abdullah Ali Ahmed of the sanctioned al-Ashtar Brigades aiming to overthrow the government of Bahrain to its designated nationals list, the Department of State said in a release on Monday.
WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 13th August, 2018) The United States has added Iran-based leader Qassim Abdullah Ali Ahmed of the sanctioned al-Ashtar Brigades aiming to overthrow the government of Bahrain to its designated nationals list, the Department of State said in a release on Monday.
"The Department of State has designated Qassim Abdullah Ali Ahmed, AKA Qassim al-Muamen, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under Section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons who have committed, or pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism," the release said. "Al-Muamen is an Iran-based leader of al-Ashtar Brigades (AAB), a US-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and SDGT that seeks to overthrow the Bahraini government."
