Iraq targets terrorism financing with blacklist
Iraq has gained international support for its efforts to cut terror funding sources as it gathers data on companies and individuals for inclusion in the UN's sanctions list.
![MIDEAST-CRISIS/FINANCING-GROUPS Participants attend a round table with international delegations at a conference to discuss ways of cutting funding to groups including Islamic State and al-Qaeda, at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) headquarters in Paris, France, April 26, 2018. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/Pool - RC1775AF2BE0](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2018/04/RTX5YJT0.jpg/RTX5YJT0.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=wgmloHRa)
The UN’s committee overseeing sanctions on the Islamic State and al-Qaeda has approved an Iraqi request to include Al-Kawthar Money Exchange and its owner Umar al-Kubaysi, as well as Salem Mustafa Mohammed al-Mansour, aka Salem al-Afri, on the UN sanctions list.
On April 17, 2017, the Central Bank of Iraq announced the inclusion of Al-Kawthar Money Exchange and its owner in its blacklist as a result of their support for terrorist groups.