16 names added to UN's al-Qaida sanctions list

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Last Updated : Sep 24 2014 | 12:35 PM IST
A UN Security Council committee has added 16 names to its al-Qaida sanctions list, including one with ties to the Islamic State group.
Additions came yesterday after the council approved a resolution expanding the list's scope to include people affiliated with the extremist group that has taken over a huge area of land in Syria and Iraq.
'Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Mustafa al-Qaduli of Iraq has been listed as a senior Islamic State group official who rejoined the group in 2012 after his release from prison.
He and other individuals and entities added to the sanctions list face financial sanctions, a travel ban and arms embargo.
The recent council resolution also urges the sanctions committee to consider listing more names of people who support the Islamic State group.
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First Published: Sep 24 2014 | 12:35 PM IST

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