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| − | '''Imad Mughniyah''' was the suspected mastermind behind the [[1983 United States Embassy bombing]]. He is also believed to have murdered William Francis Buckley, a highly decorated CIA officer, in 1985.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/01/30/who-was-imad-mughniyah-a-hezbollah-leader-killed-in-joint-cia-mossad-operation/?utm_term=.3d2750a1045f Who was Imad Mughniyah, a senior Hezbollah figure killed in joint CIA-Mossad operation?]</ref> | + | '''Imad Mughniyah''' was the suspected mastermind behind the [[1983 United States Embassy bombing]]. He is also believed to have murdered William Francis Buckley, a highly decorated CIA officer, in 1985.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/01/30/who-was-imad-mughniyah-a-hezbollah-leader-killed-in-joint-cia-mossad-operation/?utm_term=.3d2750a1045f Who was Imad Mughniyah, a senior Hezbollah figure killed in joint CIA-Mossad operation?]</ref> For many years, he was the most wanted [[Hezbollah]] terrorist and was finally killed in 2008.<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/2015/02/13/imad-mugniyah-cia-mossad-303483.html How the CIA Took Down Hezbollah's Top Terrorist, Imad Mugniyah]</ref> |
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| + | Iran commemorated his death on the 10th anniversary in 2018.<ref>[https://en.mehrnews.com/news/132176/Iran-commemorates-Imad-Mughniyah-s-10th-martyrdom-anniv Iran commemorates Imad Mughniyah's 10th martyrdom anniv.]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 04:13, January 15, 2019
Imad Mughniyah was the suspected mastermind behind the 1983 United States Embassy bombing. He is also believed to have murdered William Francis Buckley, a highly decorated CIA officer, in 1985.[1] For many years, he was the most wanted Hezbollah terrorist and was finally killed in 2008.[2]
Iran commemorated his death on the 10th anniversary in 2018.[3]