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☷Taking Coordinated Actions with Bahrain against Supporters of Al Ashtar Brigades United States Department of State
U.S. Department of State ( By Press Release office)
Mar 14,2024
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Today , the United States is teaming up with Bahrain to crack down on supporters of the Al - Ashtar Brigades , a known terrorist group . We ' re designating three operatives based in Iran and a financial facilitator with ties to the group . This move demonstrates our commitment to confront destabilizing forces and threats from Iran , especially those that endanger our partners in the region . We ' ll keep going after Al - Ashtar Brigades members and their funding sources , no matter where they ' re hiding . These designations shed light on how Iran supports and shelters terrorist organizations like Al - Ashtar Brigades . In 2018 , Bahrain prosecuted multiple individuals involved in terrorism , but some managed to escape to Iran to avoid prison time . Iran has a long history of harboring and backing terrorist groups . Al - Ashtar Brigades was designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the Department of State in 2018 . The Treasury Department ' s designations were made under Executive Order 13224 , which targets terrorist groups and their supporters . For more details on today ' s action , check out the press release from the Treasury Department .
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