US declares French jihadist Diaby 'global terrorist'

September 16, 2016 23:10

The United States today designated French jihadist recruiter Omar Diaby a "global terrorist" subject to US economic sanctions, the State

Department said.

The 40-year-old Al-Nusra Front militant, who also uses the name Omar Omsen, became notorious last year for faking his own death in order to leave Syria for surgery.

According to the designation, Diaby leads a group of 50 French volunteers who traveled to Syria and signed up with the Al-Nusra Front, Al-Qaeda's franchise in the region.

Nusra says it broke with Al-Qaeda in July and has rebranded itself Jabhat Fateh al-Sham.

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