UN adds leader of JeM to its ISIL and Al-Qaida Sanctions

The UN has added Masood Azhar, the leader of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) to its ISIL and Al-Qaida sanctions list (imposing an asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo). JeM has been proscribed as a terrorist organisation since 2001, but Mr Azhar’s designation comes as a result of diplomatic efforts from states including India, France and the UK following JeM’s suicide attack...