US Treasury names 5 alleged terrorist helpers

Washington, Dec 8: The US Treasury Department designated fiveindividuals for providing financial support to al Qaeda and otherterror groups and for facilitating ''terrorist'' activity.

The designation means their assets will be frozen in USjurisdictions and ''any US person'' is not allowed to conduct financialor commercial transactions with those individuals.

''These individuals support every stage of the terroristlife-cycle, from financing terrorist groups and activity, tofacilitating deadly attacks, and inciting others to join campaigns ofviolence and hate,'' said Stuart Levey, Treasury under secretary forterrorism and financial intelligence, in a statement yesterday.

Treasury released the following names: Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad: dateof birth July 7, 1956, citizenship Iraq, address Oslo, Norway.

Hamid Al-Ali: date of birth January 20, 1960, citizenship Kuwait.

Jaber Al-Jalamah: date of birth September 24, 1959, nationality Kuwaiti.

Mubarak Mushakhas Sanad Al-Bathali: date of birth October 1, 1961, citizenship Kuwait.

Mohamed Moumou: date of birth July 30, 1965, citizenship Morocco and Sweden, address Sweden (various cities), London.

Reuters