United States blacklists three of ISIS's local branches

The United States on Thursday added the Islamic State (ISIS) group's branches in Libya, Yemen and Saudi Arabia to its global terrorism blacklist and placed six men on its sanctions list, AFP reported.

The three ISIS branches were declared "specially designated global terrorists," a category that imposes sanctions and penalties on foreign persons who pose a serious risk of committing acts of terrorism that threaten American nationals or national security, the State Department said.