MW: Treasury sanctions Hizballah for supporting Assad
By Greg Robb
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The Treasury Department on Friday targeted Hizballah, a Shiite military and political organization, for potential fresh sanctions for providing support for the Syrian government. In a statement Treasury said that Hizballah is playing an "integral role in the continued violence the Assad regime is inflicting on the Syrian population." The executive order would restrict U.S. citizens from dealing with the group and freezing any of its assets in the United States. The sanctions have little practical impact as Hizballah has been subject to sanctions since 1995 when it was designated as a global terrorist organization.
