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US labels Lebanon's Fatah al-Islam as terrorist organization |
2007-08-13 |
The Bush administration has blacklisted as a "foreign terrorist organization" a Lebanese Islamist group blamed for major fighting at a refugee camp, the Associated Press has learned. The State Department is expected to announce tomorrow the designation against al-Qaeda-inspired Fatah al-Islam, which is suspected of having links with Syria. The designation imposes financial and travel restrictions on the group and its members, officials said yesterday, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the designation is not yet public. The officials said Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice signed off on the decision on Friday. The sanctions took effect with her signature. The Fatah al-Islam designation will bring to 43 the number of groups on the U.S. blacklist, which includes many of the world's most notorious terrorist organizations. |
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