The Treasury Department levied new sanctions Monday against three individuals and one entity for their role in funneling international donations to the Islamic State terrorist group.
“This administration is committed to preventing the resurgence of ISIS and countering the group’s terrorist financing networks wherever they operate,” Andrea Gacki, director of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, said in a statement. “These designations highlight the continued importance of all jurisdictions bolstering their efforts to combat the financing of terrorism.”
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The sanction designees include Alaa Khanfurah, Idris Ali Awad al Fay, Ibrahim Ali Awad al Fay, and the Al-Fay Company. The actions of the three gave ISIS access to tens of millions in international donations without using traditional banking systems and allowed them to continue conducting operations in Syria and Iraq despite losing the majority of their territorial holdings during the Trump administration.
Idris al Fay, the elder brother of Ibrahim, is currently in the custody of the Iraqi government.
Treasury’s announcement comes days after the Department of Homeland Security issued a “heightened” National Terrorism Advisory Bulletin, warning of potential terrorist attacks against soft targets in the United States as the country continues to return to pre-pandemic norms. The bulletin specifically noted increased efforts from ISIS and al Qaeda to “inspire” homegrown extremist attacks.
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The Treasury Department and White House did not return the Washington Examiner’s inquiries regarding a specific link between the DHS advisory bulletin and Monday’s new sanctions by press time.
