In this file photo, US military spokesman Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Bergner speaks during a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, near a poster of a senior Lebanese Hezbollah operative Ali Mussa Daqduq.
Washington:
The US has imposed new sanctions on a Hezbollah leader set free last week by Iraq despite US protests.
The Treasury Department's action freezes any assets Ali Mussa Daqduq has in the United States and prohibits Americans from doing business with him.
Daqduq is blamed for numerous attacks against US forces in Iraq.
He was captured in March 2007 and held by the US military until being transferred to Iraqi custody in December 2011. An Iraqi court dismissed charges against him in May. He was released last week.
US officials had sought Daqduq's extradition.
The Treasury Department's sanctions chief, David Cohen, said on Monday that the US is "extremely disappointed" that Daqduq was freed. Cohen said the US will continue trying to bring him to justice.
The Treasury Department's action freezes any assets Ali Mussa Daqduq has in the United States and prohibits Americans from doing business with him.
Daqduq is blamed for numerous attacks against US forces in Iraq.
He was captured in March 2007 and held by the US military until being transferred to Iraqi custody in December 2011. An Iraqi court dismissed charges against him in May. He was released last week.
US officials had sought Daqduq's extradition.
The Treasury Department's sanctions chief, David Cohen, said on Monday that the US is "extremely disappointed" that Daqduq was freed. Cohen said the US will continue trying to bring him to justice.
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