US imposes sanctions on Shabaab chiefs over raid on Kenyan camp
Al-Shabaab militants train at a camp on the outskirts of Afgoye district in Somalia's lower Shabelle region on October 20, 2009. The US government has imposed sanctions on two Shabaab leaders who helped plot a raid on an American military camp in Kenya’s Coastal Lamu County in January.PHOTO | AFP
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday listed Abdullahi Osman Mohamed and Maalim Ayman as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs). This means that any of their assets on US soil will be frozen, American entities are barred from dealing with them, and global businesses could face sanctions if they are found to be channelling financial or other support to the pair.
