Iraq-born operative arrested in US over alleged IRGC-linked global terror plots
TL;DR
US authorities charged Iraqi national Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi with six terrorism-related counts for allegedly coordinating or aiding nearly 20 attacks across the US and Europe on behalf of Iran’s IRGC and Kata’ib Hezbollah, including a firebombing at a bank in Amsterdam and planned attacks against Jewish sites in New York and London; prosecutors say he worked with senior IRGC figures and posted propaganda before his Manhattan court appearance.
- Iraqi accused of terrorism attacks and plots in US and Europe arrested and charged The Guardian
- Kataib Hezbollah Commander Accused of Planning Attacks on N.Y.C. The New York Times
- Iraqi militant leader ‘directed and urged’ attacks on Americans and Jews over Iran war, feds say CNN
- Terrorist commander accused of planning attacks across U.S., authorities say NBC News
- Office of Public Affairs | Iraqi National Arrested and Charged with Providing Material Support to Iranian-Backed Terrorist Organizations and Directing Attacks Targeting U.S. Citizens and Interests Department of Justice (.gov)
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