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QNA
Doha
Qatar, in collaboration with the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), has imposed sanctions on 11 individuals and two entities, targeting leaders, financiers and facilitators of Islamic State in Iraq, Syria and Yemen and Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.
The National Counter Terrorism Committee, in a statement on Wednesday, said Qatar has been working with the US Treasury and member states of the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC) on joint sanctions against key terrorists and their supporters.
The action involves all the member states of TFTC, namely the US, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and the UAE.
"Qatar has sanctioned 11 individuals and two entities under Decree Law No 11 of 2017. Consequently, they are subject to sanctions including freezing of assets and travel bans, reaffirming Qatar's continued commitment to combating terrorism and terrorism financing," the statement said.
With regard to the sanctions list, National Counter Terrorism Committee Chairman Maj General Abdulaziz A al Ansari said,"Qatar has strengthened its counter-terror legislation and set new rules for defining terrorism and the financing of terrorism. We are committed to taking the necessary steps to defeat terrorism in all its forms, and will continue to work closely with the US to impose sanctions on those who facilitate terrorist activities."
In July, Qatar signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the US, which covers counterterrorism cooperation in key areas such as security, intelligence and finance.
Announced in May 2017, the TFTC facilitates coordinated action, sharing of financial intelligence and building member states' capacity to target terrorist financing networks and related activities that threaten security of member states.
