Banks must report suspicious transactions to beat terrorism
As investigations into the recent terrorist attack on 14 Riverside Drive that left 21 people dead and scores injured continue, I am astonished by the...
Terror Financing
Qassem Soleimani
Soleimani is an Iranian Major General in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and since 1998 commander of its Quds Force - a division primarily...
How Al Shabaab terrorists are circulating millions of terror money unnoticed
When Mr Hassan Abdi Nur, a mobile money agent, was arraigned for the 14 Riverside Drive attack, it must have come as a shock to...
Mobile cash transfers pose new headache for security agencies and local banks
Court proceedings against suspected masterminds of a recent terrorist attack at dusitD2 hotel have lifted the veil on the dark side of the mobile phone,...
How Boko Haram terrorists fund their evil actions?
If there was an exact moment the international community understood the breadth of Boko Haram’s evil, it came on May 5, when the group’s leader...
Diamond Trust Bank faces charge of aiding terrorist attack
The DPP plans to charge Diamond Trust Bank with aiding and abetting a terrorist attack by allowing a Dusit attack suspect to withdraw more Sh5...
Financing of the terror attacks in France
France became a more targeted country for Islamic terror in the past 6 years. From a single individual terror attack to a major multi -...
Hezbollah in Iraq
This report focuses on the hotel sector, charting the linkage between luxury hotels, prominent Iraqi businessmen, and other companies that advance Hezbollah’s economic activity in...
ISIS terrorist group it’s turning to the drug trade
As the Islamic State's territory continues to be squeezed, most notably in the Iraqi city of Mosul, primary revenue-generating streams are drying up—including oil and
Shibl Muhsin ‘Ubayd Al-Zaydi
Al-Zaydi has served as a financial coordinator between the IRGC-QF and sectarian armed groups in Iraq and assisted in facilitating Iraqi investments on behalf of...
Adnan Hussein Kawtharani
Kawtharani facilitates business transactions for Hizballah inside Iraq and has attended meetings in Iraq with sectarian armed groups and Hizballah officials.
Yusuf Hashim
Hashim oversees all Hizballah-related operational activities in Iraq and is in charge of protecting Hizballah interests in Iraq. Additionally, Hashim arranges for the protection of...