The Treasury Department has sanctioned two leaders of the Iran-backed Houthi rebel group in Yemen, citing actions that have “prolonged Yemen’s civil war and exacerbated the cou
Treasury Sanctions Key Military Leaders of the Ansarallah Militia in Yemen
03/02/2021 | 10:12am EDT
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Message : March 2, 2021 WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two key militants of the Iranian-backed Ansarallah, sometimes referred to as the Houthis, whose actions have prolonged Yemen s civil war and exacerbated the country s humanitarian crisis. Mansur Al-Sa adi and Ahmad Ali Ahsan al-Hamzi are responsible for orchestrating attacks by Houthi forces impacting Yemeni civilians, bordering nations, and commercial vessels in international waters. These actions, which were done to advance the Iranian regime s destabilizing agenda, have fueled the Yemeni conflict, displacing more than one million people and pushing Yemen to the brink of famine.
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The Biden administration slapped sanctions on two senior Houthi military leaders on Tuesday for prolonging the Yemen war and exacerbating the country’s humanitarian crisis.
Mansur Al Sa’adi serves as the Houthi Naval Forces Chief of Staff and “has masterminded lethal attacks against international shipping in the Red Sea, the US Treasury said.
It added Al Sa’adi “has received extensive training in Iran [and] has also helped smuggle Iranian weapons into Yemen.”
Ahmad Ali Ahsan Al Hamzi has been identified as the commander of Yemen’s Houthi-aligned Yemeni Air Force and Air Defence Forces, as well as its UAV programme. The US accuses him of acquiring Iranian weapons to use in Yemen s protracted conflict.
US Sanctions 2 Houthi leaders in Yemen The Media Line Staff 03/02/2021
The United States laid sanctions against two Houthi movement leaders in Yemen. Houthi Naval Forces Chief of Staff Mansur Al-Sa’adi and Commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces Ahmad Ali Ahsan al-Hamzi are accused of using their positions to “procure weapons from Iran and to oversee attacks threatening civilians and maritime infrastructure,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday in announcing the sanctions.
“Ansar Allah uses Iranian weapons, intelligence, training, and support to conduct attacks threatening civilian targets and infrastructure in Yemen and Saudi Arabia,” Blinken said, using the official Arabic name for the Houthis.