The U.S. Treasury on Friday imposed sanctions on seven Iraqi militia commanders in what it called “Economic Fury,” targeting figures it said were responsible for planning, directing and carrying out attacks on U.S. personnel, facilities, and interests in Iraq. 

The sanctions hit the leaders of Kata’ib Hezbollah, Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, Harakat al-Nujaba, and Asa’ib Ahl al-Haqq, Iraqi groups Treasury described as violent Iran-aligned militias that have attacked U.S. personnel and civilians, siphoned Iraqi wealth and undermined Iraq’s sovereignty and democratic processes. 

“We will not allow Iraq’s terrorist militias, backed by Iran, to threaten American lives or interests,” said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent in a statement.  “Those who enable these militias’ violence will be held accountable.”

The “economic fury” label positions the sanctions as part of a financial-pressure campaign targeting Iran and announced by the department via social media on Tuesday. 

In a separate announcement the same day, Treasury imposed sanctions on five individuals and entities involved in recruiting and deploying former Colombian military personnel to Sudan to fight for the Rapid Support Forces, a network it said has helped fuel Sudan’s civil war and one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.

The agency also called on the Sudanese Armed Forces and the RSF to accept an immediate three-month humanitarian truce without preconditions. Networks based mostly in Colombia had facilitated the travel of hundreds of former Colombian soldiers to support the RSF since 2024, the department said in a statement.