[1] According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Al Ka’abi was designated to the list because he has been involved in complex schemes to continue the flow of funds that aid violent terrorist activities networks in Syria, Pakistan, and Sudan since at least 2012.
He was officially requested by the organization to act as an intermediary in collecting and facilitating a ransom payment in exchange for the release of a hostage held by ANF.
[3] Al-Ka’bi was involved in the Madad Ahl al-Sham campaign, which posed as a charity organization by which supporters of Al-Nusra Front could provide funding.
[12][13][14][15][16] These sanctions allow to US Department of Treasury to confiscate any of his assets under American jurisdiction, as well as forbid any commercial interaction between him and any United States citizens.
[17] Under the UN's Security Council's Al-Qaida Sanctions he is under similar restrictions with having his assets frozen and a travel ban and arms embargo placed on him.