US Sanctions People, Companies from Turkey over ISIS Links

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The US Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on four companies and two people operating in Turkey, Syria, the Gulf countries and Europe for providing financial and logistical support to ISIS.

Following the highly successful operation against al-Baghdadi, the Trump administration is resolved to completely destroy ISIS's remaining network of terror cells," Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin said, referring to the US military operation in October that led the ISIS leader to detonate his suicide vest.

"The Treasury Department contributes to this effort in several ways, including by degrading ISIS's ability to recruit and arm fighters globally by stamping out its financial footholds," Mnuchin added.

Two companies and two people from Turkey are among the sanctioned, according to the statement by the ministry. Ahmet Bayaltun and İsmail Bayaltun, and the ACL İhracat company, which is owned by them, "materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for ISIS," said the statement.

The Turkey-based Sahloul Money Exchange Company is accused of facilitating money transfer to ISIS in Iraq and Syria in 2016 and 2017.

The sanctions freeze any US assets held by those targeted and prohibit US citizens from doing business with them. (TP/VK)