Hezbollah praises Ibrahim Akil as ‘one of its great leaders’ following his deatg in Israeli airstrikeThe Guardian’s international security correspondent, Jason Burke, has written a profile of Ibrahim Aqil who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Friday. Here is an extract:Aqil, who was in his early 60s, had risen through the ranks and reached a senior position in the organisation. Exact details of his role are unclear, but the Israel Defense Forces described him as “the head of the Hezbollah terrorist organization’s operations team, the acting commander of the Radwan [special forces] unit”. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/21/middle-east-hezbollah-ibrahim-akil-israel-gaza-war-latest
Author : Amy Sedghi
Publish date : 2024-09-21 07:29:43
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Middle East crisis live: Hezbollah confirms death of commander Ibrahim Akil in Beirut airstrike
