US government designates alleged al-Qaeda network in Brazil
The US government has said in the past that Middle Eastern armed groups are operating in South America.
The US government designated several men as terrorists today for allegedly participating in a Brazil-based al-Qaeda network.
Haytham Ahmad Shukri Ahmad al-Maghribi was placed on the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists. Maghribi arrived in Brazil in 2015 and allegedly conducted foreign currency purchases with Ahmed Mohammed Hamed Ali, who is allegedly al-Qaeda’s “contact” in Brazil. Ali was designated a terrorist in 2001, the US Department of the Treasury said in a press release.
