"The Israeli air strike killed Radwan Force commander Ibrahim Aqil, its armed force's second-in-command after Fuad Shukr," who was killed by an Israeli strike in July, also in Hezbollah's southern Beirut stronghold, says the source who requested anonymity to discuss sensitive matters.
On this day 40 years ago Hizballah killed 241 U.S. service members in a bombing of the Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. https://t.co/JnrFIY3ezF
" Matthew Miller (@StateDeptSpox) October 24, 2023
Last year, to mark the 40th anniversary of Hezbollah's bombing of the US Embassy in Beirut in 1983, the US State Department announced a reward of up to $7 million for information on Aqil, a key leader of the militant group.www.cnn.com
The US has accused Aqil of involvement in the 1983 embassy strike, which killed 63 people, as well as the Hezbollah bombing of the Beirut Marine barracks, which killed 241 US personnel later that year.
Rewards for Justice, a State Department body that offers rewards for information on terrorists, claims Aqil serves on the Jihad Council, Hezbollah's highest military body.
In the 1980s, he was a member of Islamic Jihad, the militant group that claimed the two 1983 attacks.
Some background on the Multinational Force in Lebanon, of which those Marines were a part - en.wikipedia.org
Drudge Retort Headlines
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Indicted for Straw Campaign Contributions (31 comments)
She Watched the Pager Attacks Unfold in Lebanon. She Almost Can't Believe What She's Seeing Now. (24 comments)
Hurricane Helene Projected to Hit Florida as Cat 4 (22 comments)
Radio Silence: How Progressives Lost the Airwaves (21 comments)
Trump Threatens John Deere with 200% Tariffs (20 comments)
Corporate Media 'All Trump All the Time' Just Like 2016 (17 comments)
Elon Musk Suspends Reporter who Published JD Vance Dossier (15 comments)
Trump Says Criticizing Judges 'Should' be illegal, Despite His Own Record (15 comments)