Counter Extremism Project: U.S. Designates Asaib Ahl Al-Haq as Foreign Terrorist Organization
January 04, 2020
January 04, 2020
NEW YORK, Jan. 4 -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release:
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- Iraqi Shiite Militia Group and Leaders are Violent Proxies of Iran
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On January 3, the U.S. Department of State announced it would designate Asaib Ahl al-Haq as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act along with two of the Iraqi Shiite militia group's leaders--Qais al-Khazali and Laith al-Khazali. U. . . .
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- Iraqi Shiite Militia Group and Leaders are Violent Proxies of Iran
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On January 3, the U.S. Department of State announced it would designate Asaib Ahl al-Haq as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act along with two of the Iraqi Shiite militia group's leaders--Qais al-Khazali and Laith al-Khazali. U. . . .