State Designates Haqqani Leader as Global Terrorist, Removes Other Individual

The State Department designated Abdul Aziz Haqqani as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (here). Haqqani is a key leader in the Haqqani Network, a militant group operating along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, State has said in the past (here). The designation includes prohibitions against knowingly providing, attempting or conspiring to provide material support or resources or engaging in transactions with the individual. The designation also freezes all property and interests of the individuals in the U.S. or in the control of U.S. citizens. In a separate decision, State removed Sajid Mohammad Badat from the terrorist list (here). State designated Badat a Specially Designated Global Terrorist in 2005 (here).