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Washington, Jun. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department Thursday froze the assets of the head of a Somali militant group with links to al-Qaida for financing terrorism.
The U.S. assets of Hassan Abdullah Hersi al-Turki, leader of a faction of the Somali militant group al-Itihaad al-Islamiya, have now been frozen. The order also prevents most transactions with him. The group was labeled a terrorist group in September 2001.
The action comes under Executive Order 13224, which authorizes the U.S. Secretary of State to designate foreign entities and individuals he determines to be threats to the U.S. interests.
Turki has links to al-Qaida and has provided support for acts of terrorism, the State Department said in a statement. The administration will ask the United Nations to place his name on its list of terrorism financiers.
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