The United States has declared the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)-Somalia as a center for arms traffickers, their allies, and a business related to the transfer of arms to the terrorist group. and Osama Abdelmongy Abdalla Bakr, a supporter of ISIS in the group. Brazil. In 2016, senior ISIS leaders ordered Bakr to procure weapons and military equipment for the terrorist group.
The ISIS-Somalia group operates between Yemen and Somalia and is linked to other terrorist groups, including al-Qa’ida in the Arab region and al-Shabaab. Most of the people involved are also involved in other illegal activities, including piracy and environmental crimes, showing their collaboration with illegal networks operating in the region.
The State Department designated ISIS-Somalia on February 27, 2018, and Abdiqadr Mumin, the leader of ISIS-Somalia, on August 11, 2016, as Specially Designated International Terrorists pursuant to Executive Order No. No. 13224. ISIS has increased its pursuit of terrorism. income in East Africa. ISIS-Somalia, which continues to carry out terrorist attacks against civilians, gets most of its money by recruiting local communities for funding and recruitment. The group tortures, intimidates, and kills Somali businessmen and civilians who do not support it with money or supplies.
For more information on today’s action, please see the Treasury Department press release.
