{"id":132860,"date":"2025-12-04T12:47:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T12:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=132860"},"modified":"2025-12-04T12:47:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T12:47:20","slug":"iraq-retracts-asset-freeze-on-hezbollah-houthis-after-listing-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/132860\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraq retracts asset freeze on Hezbollah, Houthis after listing error"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press)<\/strong> \u2013 Iraq\u2019s Committee for Freezing Terrorists\u2019 Assets announced on Thursday that it is retracting a recent decision to freeze the assets of Hezbollah and the Houthi movement, following public confusion over their inclusion. The Committee said the original listing was published prematurely and will be removed in a corrected gazette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier today, the official Iraqi gazette published a decree from the \u201cOffice for Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing\u201d that classified Hezbollah and the Houthi movement among \u201cterrorist entities,\u201d ordering the freeze of both movable and immovable assets linked to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But a statement from the central bank and the freezing committee later clarified that their mandate \u2014 as approved under 2025 counter-terrorism directives \u2014 applies strictly to entities affiliated with Islamic State (ISIS) and al\u2011Qaeda. The inclusion of Hezbollah and the Houthi movement, they said, stemmed from the premature publication of the list before its final revision. Consequently, they committed to amending the record in the next issue of the official gazette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The initial decision sparked reactions from political and community leaders aligned with the affected parties, expressing concern over the sudden classification and its potential consequences. Within hours, Iraqi authorities moved to defuse tensions by clarifying the decision and promising the retraction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident highlights the complexity facing Baghdad as it balances compliance with international and regional pressures on terrorism financing \u2014 while also managing domestic political sensitivities tied to groups with deep-rooted socio-political influence. The committee\u2019s swift reversal underscores the need for precise verification before publishing such sensitive decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Atoun Jan<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Iraq\u2019s Committee for Freezing Terrorists\u2019 Assets announced on Thursday that it is retracting a recent decision to freeze the assets of Hezbollah and the Houthi movement, following public confusion over their inclusion. The Committee said the original listing was published prematurely and will be removed in a corrected gazette. 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