US designates LeT commander global terrorist

New Delhi, July 31

In the latest counter-terrorism action, the US Departments of State and Treasury have notified Lashkar commander Abdul Rehman al-Dakhil as a specially designated global terrorist (SDGT). The list imposes sanctions on “foreign persons who have committed, or pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of American nationals or the country’s national security, foreign policy or economy”. 

Among other consequences, all of his property and interests subject to US jurisdiction are blocked, and US persons are generally prohibited from engaging in any transactions with him, said the State Department.

Dakhil, a longtime member of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), was an operational leader for the attacks carried out in India between 1997 and 2001. In 2004, Dakhil was captured in Iraq by British forces and held in US custody. He was transferred to Pakistan in 2014. 

After his release, Dakhil returned to work for LeT as divisional commander for the Jammu region. — TNS