US curbs individuals, entities for offering Houthi Weapons Procurement facilitation

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning two individuals and four companies that have facilitated weapons procurement for Ansarallah, commonly referred to as the Houthis. This action targets key actors located in the People's Republic of China (PRC), including Hong Kong, and Yemen who have directly supported Houthis' efforts to procure military-grade materials abroad and ship these items to Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, enabling the group's ongoing attacks, the Department of Treasury said in a statement on Wednesday. "The Houthis have sought to exploit key jurisdictions like the PRC and Hong Kong in order to source and transport the components necessary for their deadly weapons systems," said Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian E. Nelson. "Treasury will continue to target the facilitators that enable the Houthis' destabilizing activities," he added. ( Source: Kuwait News Agency