July 17, 2008HP-1085Treasury Targets Al Qaida-Affiliated Terror Group in AlgeriaWashington, DC--The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated four leaders of al Qaida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), a terrorist organization that has carried out numerous attacks in Algeria. On July 3, 2008, these four individuals were added to the United Nations Consolidated List of individuals and entities associated with Usama Bin Laden, al Qaida, and the Taliban. "Algeria has shown remarkable courage in the face of horrifying terrorist attacks against its people," said Adam J. Szubin, Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). "The four terrorists that we have targeted today are among the most culpable for this violence, as leaders of al Qaida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb. We are proud to support the...
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