In 2014,
David S. Cohen, then
Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, accused the Kuwaiti government of supporting terrorism. Kuwait is listed as sources of militant money in
Afghanistan and
Pakistan. On 26 June 2015, a
suicide bombing took place at a Shia mosque in Kuwait City, consequently 27 people died. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack. It was the largest terrorism attack in Kuwait's history. In the aftermath, a lawsuit was filed accusing the Kuwaiti government of negligence and direct responsibility for the terror attack. The Kuwait-based
Society of the Revival of Islamic Heritage (RIHS) appears on the
United States State Department list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations. The
government of Russia has banned RIHS from operating anywhere in
Russia and has deemed the society to be a
terrorist organisation. A release from the Treasury's Press Office alleged that the Pakistan office, under the direction of Abd al-Muhsin al-Libi, had inflated the number of orphans under its care. The United States has the organization listed on the
OFAC SDN list (as
Administration of the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society Committee), thus prohibiting U.S. citizens and permanent residents from doing business with the Kuwaiti organization. According to the Spanish intelligence agency
CNI, Kuwait provided funding and aid to Islamic associations and congregations in
Spain through its subsidiary branch of RIHS. Kuwait this way funded mosques in
Reus and
Torredembarra who spread an ideology
contrary to
the integration of Muslims into Spanish society and fostering hatred of
non-Muslims. == See also ==