Date: Saturday, 14 April 2018
Executive Summary:
April 13, 2018
Qatar’s performance in the fight against terror finance tests the notion that it is a reliable friend and ally. Despite its tiny size, Doha is now being described by some U.S. officials as the region’s biggest source of private donations to radical groups in Syria and Iraq.
The U.S. government’s top official for combating terror finance confirmed in October after visiting Qatar that they still “have more work to do” and that Qatari nationals under U.S. and U.N. sanctions on charges of terror finance currently enjoy legal impunity.
In September, a Western diplomat in Doha told the press that “there are eight to 12 key figures in Qatar raising millions of pounds for the jihadis,” much of it going to al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate the Nusra Front or even the Islamic State.
Qatar’s terror finance problem is the result of weak enforcement. It reflects a serious lack of political will and represents a grave threat to U.S. interests. This three-part report identifies over twenty individuals under U.S. or U.N. sanctions who have benefitted from some form of Qatari negligence or support. Frequently, the impact of those policies has had global spillover......................
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