The United States has sanctioned four South Africans it says have led Islamic State cells in the country or facilitated support for branches elsewhere, including by transferring funds or procuring weapons.
In a statement, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control said it had designated Farhad Hoomer, Siraaj Miller, Abdella Hussein Abadigga and Peter Charges Mbaga as Islamic State organisers or facilitators, prohibiting U.S. entities from engaging in certain transactions with them.
A former lawyer for Hoomer did not immediately respond to a request for comment or his contact. Reuters was not able to find contact details for the other three individuals.
