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New group added to Security Council list of Al-Qaida operatives under UN sanctions

The United Nations Security Council committee monitoring sanctions imposed against the Taliban has added an organization in the Kurdish-controlled area of north-eastern Iraq to its extensive list of entities and persons subject to the sanctions because of their links to the group or other terrorist operatives.

Secretary-General reappoints expert group monitoring Al-Qaida sanctions

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today reappointed for another year, the five experts monitoring implementation of UN sanctions imposed on Al-Qaida and their associates.