US Sanctions 2 Men with Al-Qaida Ties

The United States has imposed sanctions on two Islamist extremists for alleged ties to al-Qaida and the al-Nusra Front. The U.S. Treasury Friday named Saudi national Abdul Mohsen Abdullah Ibrahim al-Sharikh as one of al-Nusra's top strategists and an al-Qaida facilitator in Syria. He is one of Saudi Arabia's most wanted terrorists. Al-Sharikh has previously served in al-Qaida’s Iran-based network and as a key financial facilitator for al-Qaida in Pakistan. A Kuwaiti national...

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