US slaps sanctions on two Houthi military commanders March 02, 2021
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on two commanders of the Iran-backed Houthi militia based in Yemen.
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WASHINGTON The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on two commanders of the Iran-backed Houthi militia based in Yemen.
In a press statement, the US Department of the Treasury said that its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) blacklisted two key Houthi militants whose actions have prolonged Yemen’s civil war and exacerbated the country’s humanitarian crisis.
“Mansur Al-Sa’adi and Ahmad ‘Ali Ahsan Aal-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
WASHINGTON The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on two military leaders of the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen, accusing them of prolonging…
U.S. sanctions two Houthi leaders involved in Yemeni civil war
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Houthi supporters brandish weapons in Sana a, Yemen, on November 10, 2016. The U.S. government has sanctioned two Houthi leaders. File Photo by Yahya Arhad/EPA
March 2 (UPI) The U.S. government on Tuesday sanctioned two Houthi leaders, accusing them of prolonging Yemen s civil war and exacerbating the humanitarian crisis there.
The Treasury Department blacklisted Mansur al-Sa adi and Ahmad Ali Ahsan al-Hamzi, described as key militants in the rebel group.
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A release from the department said the two men orchestrated attacks that affected Yemeni civilians, bordering nations and commercial vessels in international waters.
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