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New US sanctions related to Yemen target Houthi financial network

The United States issued Yemen-related counterterrorism sanctions on Thursday targeting individuals and entities linked to Houthi financial facilitator Sa'id al-Jamal.

The Treasury Department said the actions affected a dozen individuals and vessels including Indonesia-based Malaysian and Singaporean national Mohammad Roslan Bin Ahmad and China-based Chinese national Zhuang Liang, "who have facilitated illicit shipments and engaged in money laundering for the network."