U.S. authorities have seized over a dozen web site domains utilized by sanctioned associates, companies, and charities of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, the Department of Justice introduced Thursday.
Washington has listed the Iran-backed group as a terrorist group, and has slapped sanctions on its members, associates, and affiliated companies and charities through the years.
The 13 seized web site domains embrace a number of domains for the group’s al-Manar tv, in addition to URLs for high officers, deputy secretary normal Naim Kassem, senior officers Ibrahim al-Sayed and Ali Damush, in addition to affiliated charities the Martyrs’ Foundation and the Emdad Committee for Islamic Charity.
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The web sites are now not accessible, and solely a picture from American authorities saying that they’ve taken the area title seems. Al-Manar’s major net deal with, a Lebanese area, continues to be working.
The United States authorities seized 13 web site domains linked to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. (AP Photo)
“This seizure demonstrates the FBI’s persistence in utilizing all of our instruments to carry accountable terrorists and their associates after they violate U.S. legal guidelines,” Assistant Director Robert R. Wells of the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division stated within the assertion. “The FBI, together with our worldwide companions, will proceed to hunt out these people who contribute to the development of Lebanese Hezbollah’s malign actions and guarantee they’re dropped at justice, no matter the place, or how, they try to cover.”
Hezbollah’s press workplace didn’t instantly reply inquiries from The Associated Press concerning the resolution.
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