Mahmud Farhadi was one of the five Iranians released on July 9. He led one of the three regional commands under the Qods Force’s Ramazan Corps, the unit assigned to strike at US, Coalition, and Iraqi forces.
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The release of the Irbil Five follows the release of Laith Qazali. “You’d better get used to it,” US officials said.
Iranian exile speaks out against militia he once supported
The Hezbollah Brigades, the Iraqi branch of the Iranian-backed Lebanese Hezbollah, said it was proud of being designated as a terrorist entity by the US government. “Classifying us on the American terror list means that we are still marching on the right path,” the group said in a statement.
A deputy to Brigadier General Qassem Suleimani, Qods Force’s commander, was designated for directly supporting the Mahdi Army Special Groups activity inside Iraq.
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Laith al Qazali, the brother of Qais Qazali and a leader of the Qods Force-backed League of the Righteous, a Mahdi Army splinter group, was set free as part of negotiations to secure the release of five British hostages.
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The US Treasury Department added two Africa-based Hezbollah officials to the Specially Designated Global Terrorist list. Kassim Tajideen is “an important financial contributor” whose brother is a military commander in Lebanon. Abd Al Menhem Qubaysi is based out of Cote d’Ivoire, serves as the personal representative of Hassan Nasrallah, and helped establish an official Hezbollah […]
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Investigators for the United Nations special tribunal believe Hezbollah was behind the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, but have withheld the evidence. Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah claimed Israel is preparing to assassinate him prior to the upcoming election on June 8.
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Investigators believe the Hezbollah cell in Egypt planned to carry out three major bombing operations in tourist areas of Egypt. The 49 suspects arrested in Egypt in connection to the cell will appear in court next week. Israel warned Israeli businessmen in Europe to return home because of the threat of a terrorist attack by […]
Cairo labels Hezbollah chief ‘war criminal’
A Hezbollah cell leader captured in the Sinai admitted to plotting three suicide attacks against Israeli tourists inside Egypt. Sami Shihab, the cell leader, said the attacks were to be carried out simultaneously and were designed to avenge the death of former Hezbollah military commander Imad Mugniyah.
Egypt state-controlled paper denounces Hezbollah