IDF Kills Hezbollah Commander Ali Musa Daqduq, Linked to 2007 Murder of 5 US Soldiers
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 14
IDF Kills Hezbollah Commander Ali Musa Daqduq, Linked to 2007 Murder of 5 US Soldiers
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 14
Summary
Ali Musa Daqduq was killed Friday in a precise Israeli strike south of Lebanon’s Litani River, with the IDF calling him a senior Hezbollah commander and a major figure in attacks on Israel.
The military said Daqduq orchestrated the 2007 kidnapping and murder of five American soldiers and recently helped plan Hezbollah operations against Israeli troops along the Lebanon border.
His portfolio included five senior Hezbollah roles, from security chief for slain leader Hassan Nasrallah to head of the group’s Golan network, which built infrastructure near Israel’s border from Syria.
The announcement came as Israel also struck Hezbollah targets in Beirut’s Dahieh district, a move Trump criticized as complicating U.S.-backed efforts to finalize a broader deal with Iran.
Daqduq had been captured by U.S. forces in Iraq in 2007, transferred to Iraqi custody in 2011 and released in 2012 after Iraqi courts dismissed the charges.