RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and the United States’ continued cooperation has seen notable successes achieved, which include sanctions on four individuals and two Pakistani organizations for supporting terror groups.

This is according to Brig. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki, spokesman for the Saudi Interior Ministry, who said the four individuals had been supporting Al-Qaeda, the Taliban and Lashkar-e-Taiba, a local publication reported on Friday.

He said the joint operations were in line with Security Council resolutions calling for the support and financing of terrorists to be criminalized. Penalties have been imposed on British citizen James McClintok, Abdulaziz Nouristani, Nafeed Qamar and Mohamaad Ijaz Safarish.

The organizations are the Modern Schools Charitable Society and Al-Rahma Charitable Society.

McClintock, 52, was accused of investing money to finance Al-Qaeda. His name was included on the United States’ list of international terrorists. He was known for fighting in Afghanistan and Bosnia in 2004.

He collected donations using photographs and stories of orphaned Afghani children. It is estimated that he raised 125,000 pounds sterling pounds from 2011 to April 2012.

McClintock, from Dundee in the United Kingdom, reportedly converted to Islam in his 20s and changed his name to Yaqub Mohammed. He was first arrested in Afghanistan in December 2001 on suspicion of being a foreign fighter. Dubbed the “Tartan Taliban,” he was released, but arrested several times later, including in Pakistan.

Nouristani was accused of offering technological and financial support to Al-Qaeda, and responsible for the management of a charitable society used as a cover to bring money into Pakistan over many years.

Qamar was accused of funding terrorist activities from 2004, and supervising armed groups in Karachi. Safaris was accused of securing travel documents for militants transferring money from Saudi Arabia to Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Al-Turki said the assets of all these individuals and entities have been frozen in the United States, the Kingdom and other countries. Saudi citizens are prohibited under anti-terror legislation to have any dealings with them.

In April 2015, Saudi and American intelligence operations targeted Lashkar-e-Taiba and Al-Furqan Foundation Welfare Trust. It was found that the latter allegedly financed violent extremist groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan under the guise of humanitarian work.

The Pakistan government has banned several of these groups from operating in the country, and have labeled them terrorist organizations. This was in line with decisions taken by Saudi Arabia and the United States.