The Trump Justice Department announced on May 15 that an Iraqi national described as a senior commander of Iran-backed Kata’ib Hizballah has been arrested, transported to U.S. soil, and charged with six counts of terrorism-related offenses.
Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi was presented in Manhattan federal court and ordered detained pending trial.
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According to the criminal complaint, Al-Saadi allegedly directed or participated in nearly 20 attacks and attempted attacks in Europe and Canada on behalf of Kata’ib Hizballah, a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization aligned with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The complaint also alleges he targeted Jewish institutions in New York, Los Angeles, and Scottsdale, Arizona, and discussed using fire or explosives against a New York synagogue.
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