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New US sanctions target Houthi financial network


Houthi supporters attend an anti-U.S. and Israel demonstration in Sanaa, Yemen, on July 12, 2024. The U.S. imposed counterterrorism sanctions aimed at Houthi financial backers on July 18.
Houthi supporters attend an anti-U.S. and Israel demonstration in Sanaa, Yemen, on July 12, 2024. The U.S. imposed counterterrorism sanctions aimed at Houthi financial backers on July 18.

The United States issued Yemen-related counterterrorism sanctions on Thursday targeting individuals and entities linked to Houthi financial facilitator Sa'id al-Jamal.

The Treasury Department said the actions affected a dozen people and vessels, including Indonesia-based Malaysian and Singaporean national Mohammad Roslan Bin Ahmad and China-based Chinese national Zhuang Liang, "who have facilitated illicit shipments and engaged in money laundering for the network."

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