OFAC Blocks 2 Individuals Under Somalia EO
The Office of Foreign Assets Control has designated two key al-Shabaab figures, Omar Hammami and Hassan Mahat Omar pursuant to Executive Order 13536, which targets for sanctions individuals and entities engaging in acts that directly or indirectly threaten the peace,…
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security or stability of Somalia. As a result, U.S. persons are prohibited from engaging in any transactions with today’s designees and any assets they have under U.S. jurisdiction are frozen. OFAC has also updated its Specially Designated Nationals list to include these designations. The Federal Register notice of these designations (FR Pub 08/05/11) are available here and here.