US, Türkiye jointly freeze financial network linked to Daesh/ISIS affiliates

Türkiye and the US jointly froze the assets of Daesh/ISIS terrorist organization affiliates, the Turkish Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday, SIA refers to foreign media.

"Today, Türkiye and the United States decided to take a joint action on freezing the assets of 5 individuals and 2 legal persons who have been identified to finance the DAESH terrorist organization," said a statement by the ministry.

US State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a separate statement that the two countries "have disrupted ISIS's ability to finance its operations by designating four individuals and two entities of an ISIS financial facilitation network."

Last month, Türkiye froze the assets of 17 people and four legal entities linked to Daesh/ISIS.

In 2013, Türkiye became one of the first countries to declare Daesh/ISIS a terrorist organization.

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