On the fortieth anniversary of the devastating Iranian-backed Hezbollah bombing of the US Embassy in Beirut, the US State Division introduced that it’s providing a reward of as much as $7 million for info resulting in the identification, location, arrest, and/or conviction of Ibrahim Aqil, a high-ranking Hezbollah chief.
Aqil, also referred to as Tahsin, is a key member of Hezbollah‘s Jihad Council, the group’s highest army physique.
Within the Eighties, he was a principal determine within the Islamic Jihad Group, a Hezbollah terrorist cell that claimed duty for the US Embassy bombing in Beirut in April 1983, which killed 63 individuals, and the bombing of the US Marine Corps barracks in October 1983, ensuing within the deaths of 241 US personnel.
Moreover, Aqil orchestrated the kidnapping of American and German hostages in Lebanon throughout the identical interval.
A yr in the past, the US State Division additionally provided a reward of as much as $3 million for details about the April 18, 1983 assault on the US Embassy in Beirut.
Earlier this yr, the US introduced as much as $10 million bounty on info on 2 Hezbollah financiers. One other Hezbollah financier, Mohammad Ibrahim Bazzi, who had a $10 million bounty on him was caught a number of months in the past in Romania.
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On Tuesday, the US Embassy in Beirut held a commemoration for the fortieth anniversary of the tragic assault. US Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea emphasised that, regardless of Hezbollah’s makes an attempt to weaken the bond between the USA and Lebanon, the partnership stays sturdy.
Shea underscored the mutual dedication to working collectively, caring for each other, and striving for a brighter future for the Lebanese individuals, asserting that each nations have the power and dedication to maneuver ahead towards a extra peaceable future.
The State Division is encouraging anybody with related info to submit it by way of safe messaging apps like Sign, Telegram, or WhatsApp to the next quantity: +1-202-702-7843.
