Bahrain has welcomed the US Department of State's (US-DOS) designation of Qassim Abdulla Ali Ahmed, also known as Qassim Al Muamen - a leader of Iran-based Al Ashtar Brigades - as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT).
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses its sincere appreciation of this important step by the United States, which is a reflection of the United States' great concern over the security and stability of the Kingdom of Bahrain as a strategic ally, and it sees this step as part of the ongoing US efforts to confront terrorism and combat its financing for the sake of International peace and security," said the ministry in its statement issued today (August 14) .