US slaps sanctions on al-Qaeda-linked terrorists

The United States has imposed new sanctions on a close associate of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network who helped smuggle foreign fighters into Iraq, and a German jailed for plotting to bomb American military personnel in Germany.

The Treasury Department said it is freezing the assets in US jurisdictions of Ahmad Khalaf Shabib al-Dulaymi for allegedly supporting the al-Qaeda organization, including acting as an intermediary between al-Qaeda members and its leaders close to bin Laden. (AP)