U.S. Treasury names Iran-backed al Qaeda member - report October 18, 2012 - 22:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday, Oct 18 named a member of an al Qaeda group operating with Iranian support and banned Americans from any dealing with him, Reuters reported. The U.S. Treasury accused Adel Radi Saqr al-Wahabi (al-Harbi) of working with a network that served as a pipeline for al Qaeda to move operatives and funds in South Asia and the Middle East. It had previously targeted six other members of the group in June 2011. "We will continue targeting this crucial source of al Qaeda's funding and support, as well as highlight Iran's ongoing complicity in this network's operation," David Cohen, Treasury undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said in a statement. Treasury said that, as a result of its targeting the network member, U.S. citizens were prohibited from financial transactions with al-Harbi and any of its assets discovered within U.S. jurisdiction were subject to seizure. Partner news  Top stories The agent shot in self-defense in the incident, which occurred at Todashev's house, the law enforcement source said. Only three senators on the committee - Republican Ron Paul and Democrats Tom Udall and Chris Murphy - opposed the bill. If true, the exclusion of Rafsanjani and Mashaie would leave the presidential race dominated by hardline conservatives. Amy Elliott, chief administrative officer of the Oklahoma medical examiner's office, said 51 were confirmed dead.   Partner news |  Latest news Samsung says Galaxy S4 surpassed ten million sales mark  In addition to white and black, the Galaxy S4 will also soon be available in blue, red, purple and brown this summer.1st look at Roman Polanski’s “Weekend Of A Champion” doc poster Roman Polanski, meanwhile, has just completed filming Venus In Fur, which is in competition at Cannes Film Fest."Les Miserables" star to join "While We're Young" indie The project stars Ben Stiller & Naomi Watts as a married couple that strikes up an unlikely friendship with a free-spirited younger couple.OSCE PA session in Istanbul to focus on protracted conflicts At the session, a Lithuanian rapporteur will present a draft resolution to include the issue of protracted conflicts. |
