whenever it pleases us. . (7) In August 2019, Abu Alaa al-Wala’i, a leader of KSS, said that All Americans will be held hostage by the resistance factions in the event of a war. . (8) On February 14, 2020, the Department of State announced that sanctions were imposed on KSS pursuant to section 3 of the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) for engaging in illicit arms transfers to or acquisition from Iran. (9) On February 25, 2021, President Biden ordered airstrikes against infrastructure utilized by Iranian-backed militias in eastern Syria in response to attacks against United States personnel in Iraq. According to the Department of Defense's statement on February 25, 2021, the strikes destroyed multiple facilities located at a border control point used by a number of Iranian-backed militant groups, including Kait’ib Hezbollah (KH) and Kait’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada (KSS). . 3. Imposition of sanctions (a) In general The President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to— (1) Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada