US Sanctions Jibril Ibrahim and the Al-Baraa Battalion

Washington – Sudanhorizon
The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday imposed sanctions on the Sudanese Minister of Finance, the head of the Justice and Equality Movement, and the Al-Baraa Bin Malik Battalion, designating both as Islamist front groups for their role in the current war and alleged ties to Iran.
According to a Treasury Department statement, these sanctions aim to limit Islamist influence within Sudan and curtail Iran’s regional activities, which have contributed to regional instability, conflict, and civilian suffering.
It maintained that the Sudanese Islamist groups have formed dangerous alliances with the Iranian regime. The statement quoted John Hurley, Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.as arguing the US would not stand idly by and allow them to threaten regional and global security.
He added that the treasury is using its powerful sanctions tools to disrupt this activity and protect the national security of the United States.

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