OFAC delists Somali companies from terrorism sanctions

OFAC has delisted the Al-Barakaat Group, a group of Somali-owned companies designated in November 2001 following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The director of Al-Barakaat, Abdullahi Hussein Kahie, has also been delisted. OFAC Notice. The UN Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee removed Al-Barakaat from its sanctions list in February 2012 following a delisting request to the UN Ombudsperson. The Al-Barakarat case …