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The United States on Monday, June 22, 2026, publicly identified several individuals and businesses tied to financing international terrorism, including networks that have supported ISIS.
The designations, part of the Trump administration’s intensified campaign against terror financing, target three men and six companies accused of helping ISIS move money across borders.
According to Washington, the listed actors operate across Europe, the Middle East and West Africa, forming a financial web that stretches from France and Syria to Türkiye and Nigeria.
Disrupting that network, the U.S. said, will cut off funds ISIS uses to plan attacks, support regional affiliates and threaten civilians, including religious minorities.
Among those named is a Nigerian whose currency exchange firms are alleged to have acted as conduits for ISIS financing.
Other targets include a French national accused of sharing explosives information with ISIS supporters, and a Syrian who reportedly used cryptocurrencies to transfer funds for ISIS allies.
The U.S. reiterated its close cooperation with Nigeria, which participated alongside American forces in the May 16, 2026 operation that killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, described as ISIS’s second-in-command.
The State Department said continued U.S. pressure is forcing ISIS to decentralize and increasingly depend on financial intermediaries to sustain its global network.
The statement reads, “We will continue to use every diplomatic and legal tool available to hold ISIS and its supporters accountable – wherever they operate and however they move money.”
The Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has published the details of companies and three nationals now regarded as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT).
The Nigerian among the list, according to reports, is Muhammad Mukhtar Adamu, linked to ISIS-West Africa. Born 02 (alt 03) August 1990, Muhammad’s home address shows he resides in the Agege area of Lagos State.
The Syrian is Abdelhakim Boukich a.k.a. Babili Muhammad, DOB 15 Dec 1993; alt. DOB 01 Jan 1991.
The French is Abderrahmane Miloud a.k.a. Ghazi Ibrahim, DOB August 1992. Both are linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
The three companies linked to Muhammad, based in Nigeria, include General Currency Bureau De Change Limited, located in Lagos. It was established on January 9, 2019, with Registration Number RC 1555604.
Others: Manhattan Bureau De Change, Murtala Mohammad Way, Kano, est. 26 January 2021, Reg. No. RC 1763824; Nine To Nine Exchange Bureau De Change, FAAN Complex, Airport Road, Lagos, est. 22 August 2017, Reg. No. RC 1462752.
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