Voice of America: Key Figure in Paris, Brussels Attacks Slapped With Sanctions

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The U.S. is taking aim at an Islamic State terror group operative thought to have played a key role in launching the terror attacks on both Paris and Brussels. On Tuesday, the State Department sanctioned Abdelilah Himich, a Moroccan-born Frenchman thought to be based out of Syria. According to the Counter Extremism Project, Himich joined the French Foreign Legion in 2008 and served in Afghanistan before deserting two years later.

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November 22, 2016
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