OFAC and Dept of State designate 2 Malians under Terrorism sanctions

OFAC and the US Department of State have designated Bah Ag Moussa and Ali Maycho as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT) pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (asset freeze). Both were designated for holding leadership roles in Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), al-Qaida’s branch in Mali, (designated in 2018, see post), and for acting on or behalf of its leader, Iyad …