Türkiye and the U.S. collectively froze the property of Daesh/ISIS terrorist group associates, the Turkish Foreign Ministry introduced on Thursday.
“Today, Türkiye and the United States decided to take a joint action on freezing the assets of 5 individuals and 2 legal persons who have been identified to finance the DAESH terrorist organization,” stated an announcement by the ministry.
Noting that additional data on the matter could possibly be obtained from a printed resolution by the Turkish Ministry of Treasury and Finance, the assertion stated Ankara would “continue to take effective steps on countering terrorism financing and cooperate with its international partners on the issue.”
U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price stated in a separate assertion that the 2 nations “have disrupted ISIS’s ability to finance its operations by designating four individuals and two entities of an ISIS financial facilitation network.”
“The United States designated members of the network pursuant to counterterrorism authorities that target terrorist groups and their supporters. Concurrently, Turkish authorities have implemented an asset freeze against members of this network,” stated Price.
Last month, Türkiye froze the property of 17 individuals and 4 authorized entities linked to Daesh/ISIS.
In 2013, Türkiye grew to become one of many first nations to declare Daesh/ISIS a terrorist group.
The nation has since been attacked by the phobia group a number of instances, with over 300 individuals killed and tons of extra injured in not less than 10 suicide bombings, seven bomb assaults, and 4 armed assaults.
In response, Türkiye launched anti-terror operations at residence and overseas to stop additional assaults.
