The United States sanctioned two more people and four more firms on Wednesday for facilitating the procurement of weapons on behalf of Yemen's Houthi rebels.
Wednesday's sanctions targeted "procurement operatives, shipment facilitators and suppliers" based in Yemen and China who sourced dual-use equipment for use in the Houthi's advanced weapons systems, the U.S. Treasury Department declared in a statement.
It said that those sanctioned had "directly supported" the Houthi rebels' efforts to procure "military-grade materials abroad," which were then shipped to Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, enabling their ongoing attacks.
The Huthis "have sought to exploit key jurisdictions like the PRC (People's Republic of China) and Hong Kong in order to source and transport the components necessary for their deadly weapons systems," US Treasury undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence Brian Nelson said.
The Treasury would continue to target these "facilitators" who enable Houthi activities, he added.
Those sanctioned include Al-Shahari United Corporation, a company based in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, which allegedly relied on a branch office in the Chinese city of Guangzhou to facilitate shipments to Yemen.
The US Treasury also sanctioned a Yemeni businessman named Maher Yahya Muhammad Mutahar al-Kinai, who it said had coordinated with other Houthi operatives to "facilitate shipments of dual-use equipment and components."