U.S. sanctions three people it links to Islamic State

WASHINGTON - 24 Aug 2018: The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on an Indonesian, a Filipino and a Malyasian it said were linked to the militant group Islamic State.

In a statement on its website, the U.S. Treasury said it had sanctioned Indonesian national Mohammed Karim Yusop Faiz, Mohammad Reza Lahaman Kiram, a citizen of the Philippines, and Mohamad Rafi Udin, a Malaysian.

The action freezes their access to the U.S. financial system.