U.S. Blacklists 'Key Hizbullah Support Network'
The U.S. Treasury placed on its sanctions blacklist Wednesday three Lebanese men and companies they are tied to, calling them part of a "key Hizbullah support network."
The Treasury placed asset freezes and restrictions for doing business on real estate businessman Adham Tabaja and his al-Inmaa group of companies, Kassem Hejeij and Husayn Ali Faour, and the company he manages, Car Care Center.
It said Tabaja is a member of Hizbullah, which is officially labeled a "terrorist organization" by Washington, and that al-Inmaa is used by Hizbullah for investment and holding properties.
It said that al-Inmaa Engineering and Contracting has recently obtained oil and construction projects in Iraq that "provide both financial support and organizational infrastructure to Hizbullah."
Hejeij, the Treasury said, works with Tabaja and also provides financial support to Hizbullah.
It said that Faour is a member of Hizbullah's operations unit Islamic Jihad, and the company he runs, Car Care Center, helps Hizbullah with transportation.
The Treasury said the sanctioned individuals and companies are examples of Hizbullah's "continued exploitation of the legitimate commercial sector for financial, organizational, and material support... which enable the group to carry out acts of terrorism."
Source: Agence France Presse
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