Musa Ali Daqduq has been added to the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists. He was in US custody a mere 11 months ago before being transferred to Iraq and subsequently freed, and his terrorist activities were well known.
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Musa Ali Daqduq, who was tasked with establishing a Hezbollah-like Shia terror group in Iraq, and who was involved in the 2007 attack on US troops in Karbala, has been freed from Iraqi custody and is now in Lebanon.
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The Salafist preacher who declared war on Hezbollah
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Hezbollah straddles tenuous line between Syria and Lebanon
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah drawn into Syria conflict
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Iraqi Shi’ite militants fight for Syria’s Assad
Accusations mount of Hezbollah fighting in Syria
Hezbollah’s chief financial officer fled to Israel, taking with him $5 million in embezzled funds as well as classified documents and maps. In September he and four others had been arrested by Iranian intelligence officers for collaborating with Israel.
Hizbollah leader says he will send more drones over Israel
Just a couple of hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu charged that Hezbollah was responsible for the drone sent over Israel on Oct. 6, Hezbollah took responsibility.
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On Saturday morning the Israeli Air Force shot down a foreign drone in the northern Negev. The origin of the drone is currently unknown, but early theories point to Hezbollah or Iran.
Qassim Suleimani, Iran’s Master of Iraq Chaos, Still Vexes the US
A Hezbollah commander and two fighters have been killed fighting in Syria. Ali Hussein Nassif, also known as Abu Abbas, was allegedly killed “while performing his jihadi duties.”
Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah called for sustained protests against an anti-Islam film. Nasrallah also urged governments to censor websites carrying the trailer from the film and asked Muslims to boycott those websites.
Pope urges Arab leaders to work for peace in raging Middle East
The US Treasury Department added Hezbollah’s military leader and the head of its External Security Organization to the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists.
The Treasury Department sanctioned Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah, along with Talal Hamiy, head of Hezbollah’s external security, and Mustafa Amine Badreddine, accused killer of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri. Nasrallah was sanctioned for providing support to the Assad regime in Syria, including facilitating the training of Assad forces by officers from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards; […]
Qais al Qazali, the leader of the League of the Righteous, said a controversial film “will put all the American interests Iraq in danger.” Qazali was released from custody by the US in 2009.
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NYPD: Muslim spying led to no leads, terror cases
Facebook removes Hezbollah sites