Mustafa Badreddine

Mustafa Badreddine
مصطفى بدر الدين
Badreddine in 1991
Born
Mustafa Ali Badreddine

(1961-04-06)6 April 1961
Beirut, Lebanon
Diedc. 12 May 2016(2016-05-12) (aged 55)
Damascus, Syria
NationalityLebanese
Years active1980s – 2016
Parent(s)Amine Badreddine and Fatima Jezeini

Mustafa Badreddine, (Arabic: مصطفى بدر الدين‎; 6 April 1961 – c. 12 May 2016), also known as Mustafa Badr Al Din, Mustafa Amine Badreddine, Mustafa Youssef Badreddine, Sami Issa and Elias Fouad Saab, was a Lebanese military leader. He was a member of Hezbollah. He was both the cousin and brother-in-law of late Imad Mugniyah. He was nicknamed Dhu al-Fiqar after the sword of Ali.

Badreddine escaped from the prison in 1990 during the invasion of Kuwait or the Iraqis released the imprisoned Badreddine and the others. Badreddine was wanted as a terrorist for his alleged role in the planning of the deadly AMIA bombing which occurred on 18 July 1994 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

On 12 May 2016, it was said that Badreddine had been killed by an explosion caused by an Israeli airstrike near the Damascus International Airport. The cause and timing of which is unclear.

References

  1. ↑ "Mustafa Amine Badreddine". Special Tribune for Lebanon. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  2. ↑ Roggio, Bill (14 September 2012). "US adds 2 senior Hezbollah military leaders to terror list". Long War Journal. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  3. ↑ Erich Follath (23 May 2009). "New Evidence Points to Hezbollah in Hariri Murder". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Escaped Militant Has Role in Hostage Talks". The New York Times. Beirut. 16 October 1991. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddin killed in Syria". Al Jazeera. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Top Hezbollah commander in Syria killed by Israel, Lebanese TV says". The Times of Israel. 13 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Leading Hezbollah commander killed by Israeli military". The Guardian. 13 May 2016.
  8. ↑ Hezbollah Commander Mustafa Badreddine Killed in Syria Archived 2016-05-14 at Archive.today Time Magazine. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "Hezbollah, Crowds Bid Farewell to Martyr Commander Badreddine". Al Manar. 13 May 2016. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.