U.S. officials expanded their targeting of the Islamic State (IS) beyond its Mideast stomping grounds yesterday by adding three of the terrorist group's far-flung affiliates -- in the Philippines, Bangladesh, and West Africa -- to the State Department's "Specially Designed Global Terrorist" list, the Washington Times website reports today (February 28, 2018).
The designation signaled a broadening of Washington's focus on IS affiliates around the world.
"These designation target key ISIS affiliated groups and leaders outside the fallen caliphate [of Iraq and Syria]," State Department spokesman Nathan Sales said in a statement.
He added, "Today's actions are a critical step in degrading ISIS's global network and denying its affiliates the resources they need to plan and carry out terrorist attacks."
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