A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the US government's decision to freeze the assets of an Islamic charity with alleged links to a Sudanese group that supports terrorism.
The Treasury Department claims the Islamic American Relief Agency-USA is an affiliate of the Islamic African Relief Agency, a Sudan-based charity the US government accuses of financing al-Qaida and other terror organizations.
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit agreed with a lower court's 2005 decision finding that the charity is a branch of the Sudanese-based agency.
The charity did not contest the terrorist designation of the Sudanese group, but claims the organizations have independent leaders and separate bank accounts. The group was founded by a Sudanese immigrant in 1985 to raise money for humanitarian activities around the world.
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Sixteen security forces and 69 rebels have been killed over the past three days in ongoing clashes between the Yemeni army and followers of a Shiite rebel leader the northern part of the country, Yemeni military officials said Tuesday.
An army official said government forces have fired artillery bombardments over the areas where followers of Abdel-Malek al-Hawthi are believed to using as hideouts in Saada, about 112 miles (180.24 kilometers) north of the Yemeni capital, San'a. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
The official said along with the security forces and rebels killed, about 50 other militant rebels also have been arrested. A total of 80 rebels and 94 army and police officers have been killed in recent weeks.
The fighting comes as members of the Yemen Supreme Defense Council voiced concerns during a meeting on Tuesday, saying the Shiite rebels were receiving funds and assistance from outside countries, according to one of the council's members.
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That's gunna make them Gee-Had-Mad...;0)