U.S. to deploy officials in Qatar in counter-terrorism accord - sources


  • World
  • Thursday, 20 Jul 2017

FILE PHOTO: Qatar's foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani (R) and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sign a memorandum of understanding in Doha, Qatar, July 11, 2017. REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon

DOHA/DUBAI (Reuters) - The United States will post officials at the Qatari state prosecutor's office as part of a Qatari-U.S. agreement signed this month to fight the financing of terrorism, people familiar with the matter said.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson reached the deal with Qatar during a round of shuttle diplomacy aimed at ending a diplomatic crisis in the Gulf. The agreement has not been approved by the four U.S.-allied Arab states which accuse Doha of aiding terrorists - charges Qatar denies.

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