Posted on 03/12/2021 1:04:59 PM PST by RomanSoldier19
Move by Washington will make it more difficult for ISIS-Mozambique and its leader to fund the insurgency in gas-rich Cabo Delgado province
The US government has designated the militants behind the Islamist insurgency in gas-rich Mozambique as a terrorist organisation and placed its leader, a Tanzanian national, on its terrorist watch list.
This decision is significant and reflects how the new administration of President Joe Biden, compared to his predecessor Donald Trump, is moving fast to try to cut off funding avenues to militant organisations throughout Africa.
The US State Department has also placed ISIS-Democratic Republic of Congo and its leader, Seka Musa Baluku, on its terrorist list.
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'Significant risk of committing acts of terrorism' These designations are designed to expose and isolate groups and individuals, and deny them access to the US financial system, while at the same time helping law enforcement activities of US agencies and other governments.
“Although ISIS-associated media portray Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP) as a unified structure, ISIS-DRC and ISIS-Mozambique are distinct groups with distinct origins,” said the State Department.
“These groups have committed or pose a significant risk of committing acts of terrorism.”
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And US veterans. Don’t forget us.
But this is anti-people of color? Racist( Trump double standards)
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