State Department Sanctions ISIS Leader, Syrian Official

March 19, 2020 |Sanctions

The State Department sanctioned Amir Muhammad Sa’id Abdal-Rahman al-Mawla, the new leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, according to a March 17 news release. The agency also released identifying information on Ali Abdullah Ayoub (see 2003170042), the Syrian official sanctioned by the Treasury Department March 17. Ayoub was sanctioned for contributing to the country’s humanitarian crisis, the agency said.

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In addition, the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control added three people and nine entities to its Iran sanctions list, according to a March 18 notice. The sanctions target people and companies transporting Iranian petrochemicals, according to a March 18 State Department notice.