The State Department on Wednesday designated several foreign individuals and groups as Specially Designated Global Terrorists. The groups are known to include a number of foreigners in their ranks.
"As a result of the designations, all property subject to U.S. jurisdiction in which these individuals or groups have any interest is blocked and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in any transactions with them or to their benefit," the State Department wrote in a release.
Included in the designations was Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar (JAMWA), a Chechen-led organization based in Syria. The group is cooperating with the al-Nusra Front as well as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS).
Another terror group, Harakat Sham al-Islam (HSI), was also designated. The group is Moroccan-led and is known to have carried out terrorist attacks in Syria. It has also coordinated with the al-Nusra Front.
Ten individuals were also designated by the State Department. The terrorists were from several different countries, including France and Bosnia.