Unites States designates Al-Qaeda leader Hamza bin Laden, the son of Osama bin Laden, as a global terrorist. The US move comes nearly year and half after Hamza was officially announced by Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri as an official member of the group. <br/><br/>Hamza, who is in his mid-twenties, has become active as an Al-Qaeda propagandist since his father's death in 2011.<br/><br/>The designation by the State Department imposes sanctions on foreign persons determined to have committed, or pose a serious risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of US nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States.<br/><br/>Simultaneously, the State Department also designated Ibrahim al-Banna, a senior member of Al-Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula, AQAP, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. Al-Banna has served as AQAP security chief and provided military and security guidance to AQAP leadership.<br/>

US designates Osama's son Hamza bin Laden as global terrorist<br/><br/>Unites States designates Al-Qaeda leader Hamza bin Laden, the son of Osama bin Laden, as a global terrorist. The US move comes nearly year and half after Hamza was officially announced by Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri as an official member of the group. <br/><br/>Hamza, who is in his mid-twenties, has become active as an Al-Qaeda propagandist since his father's death in 2011.<br/><br/>The designation by the State Department imposes sanctions on foreign persons determined to have committed, or pose a serious risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of US nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States.<br/><br/>Simultaneously, the State Department also designated Ibrahim al-Banna, a senior member of Al-Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula, AQAP, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. Al-Banna has served as AQAP security chief and provided military and security guidance to AQAP leadership.<br/>