US Designates Turkish-born German as Global Terrorist

The United States has designated a Turkish-born German citizen as a global terrorist. The action against Emrah Erdogan blocks all his assets subject to U.S. jurisdiction and generally prohibits U.S. persons from engaging in any transactions with him, a State Department statement said Wednesday. It also said that Erdogan, 27, had recruited foreign terrorist fighters, participated in fighting, and raised funds for al-Qaida and its Somalia-based affiliate, al-Shabab. The statement said...

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