WASHINGTON — The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on an Indonesian, a Filipino and a Malaysian it said were linked to the militant group Islamic State.
In a statement on its website, the US Treasury said it had sanctioned Indonesian national Mohammed Karim Yusop Faiz, Mohammad Reza Lahaman Kiram, a citizen of the Philippines, and Mohamad Rafi Udin, a Malaysian.
The action freezes their access to the US financial system. — Reporting by Tim Ahmann and Makini Brice; Editing by Doina Chiacu