The United States and Turkey have announced sanctions against a network that they allege has provided support for the ISIL (ISIS) group.The US Department of the Treasury issued a statement on Thursday that it had imposed the restrictions on four individuals and two firms, all accused of taking part in the management, transfer and distribution of funds for ISIL (ISIS).“Concurrently, Turkish authorities have implemented an asset freeze against members of this network,” Ned Price, a spokesperson for the US Department of State, said in the statement. The joint sanctions “have disrupted ISIS’s ability to finance its operations”, he explained.
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