US Sanctions 2 Islamic State Group Leaders

The U.S. this week sanctioned two leaders of the Islamic State group, designating both as Specially Designated Global Terrorists. The designations target Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rufay’i, a leader of the Iraq-based Islamic State group’s Bilad al-Rafidayn office, and Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Ali al-Mainuki, a Sahel-based senior leader of the group’s al-Furqan office, the State Department said.