UNSC Sanctions ISIS-Related Groups

The United Nations Security Council added two entries to its ISIL (Da’esh) and al-Qaida Sanctions List, according to a Feb. 23 news release. The sanctions target two ISIS affiliates: the Islamic State West Africa Province and the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara. The State Department said it “welcomes” the UNSC sanctions of the two affiliates, which are “responsible for killing hundreds of innocent civilians.” The two entities were sanctioned by the U.S. in 2018.