UN Security Council blacklists foreign fighters

A United Nations Security Council committee blacklisted on 23 September more than a dozen foreign  fighters, fundraisers and recruiters tied to militant groups in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Tunisia and Yemen, including a senior leader of the Islamic State.

Individuals from France, Saudi Arabia, Norway, Senegal and Kuwait are among those targeted by the Security Council's al Qaeda sanctions committee for an arms embargo, global travel ban and asset freeze.