US slaps sanctions on 2 men, accused of working for Hezbollah

Rasa - The United States has added two Lebanese men to its sanctions blacklist accusing them of laundering money for the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah.

News ID: 3865

Date: 29 January 2016 - 12:40

RNA - The US Treasury on Thursday claimed that the men -- Mohamad Noureddine and Hamdi Zaher El Dine -- have used a network across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East to help Hezbollah.

"Noureddine has utilized an extensive network across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East to provide money laundering, bulk cash shipment, black market currency exchange, and other financial services to a variety of clients, including Hezbollah members," the Treasury said in a statement.

Last year, the White House approved a bill which imposed sanctions against banks that do business with Hezbollah.

Washington accuses the resistance movement of condoning terrorism. However, Hezbollah has been involved in fierce fighting against Daesh terrorists in Syria.

Hezbollah was founded in the 1980s following the Israeli invasion and occupation of southern Lebanon.

The movement waged a long resistance campaign against Zionist troops and pushed them out of southern Lebanon in May 2000.

Since then, the group has grown into a powerful military force and has successfully defeated the Zionist regime several times.

Hezbollah has also supported the Syrian army in its fight against the foreign-sponsored terrorists who have been wreaking havoc in the Arab country since March 2011.

Since its inception in 1985, the Islamic resistance movement has been a thorn in the flesh of Israel and its foreign backers, such as the United States.

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