WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday authorized the seizure of assets belonging to an alleged extremist organization in Iraq and an aleged Iranian backer of insurgents, saying both are responsible for deadly attacks in Iraq.
The Treasury Department is targeting Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and the Iraq-based group Kata'ib Hizballah for committing, directing or supporting acts of violence in Iraq against U.S. and Iraqi forces.
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