US Treasury Department sanctions Iran-backed Iraqi group Kata'ib Al-Imam Ali

ISTANBUL

The US Treasury announced Thursday that it had added Kata'ib Al-Imam Ali, an Iran-backed group in neighboring Iraq, onto its sanctions list.

The department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List was updated to include the Shia group

The sanctions block access to Kata'ib Al-Imam Ali's assets and prohibit US nationals from dealing with them.