The Iran-Backed Militia Behind a Terror Plot Against American Jews
Federal authorities have arrested Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, an alleged senior member of an Iran-backed militia, for plotting terrorist attacks against American Jews. He is accused of planning attacks on a New York City synagogue and Jewish centers in Los Angeles and Scottsdale. The plot was foiled as Al-Saadi was working with an undercover law enforcement officer.
- ▪Al-Saadi is a commander of Kata'ib Hezbollah, an Iraqi militia backed by Iran.
- ▪He allegedly offered $10,000 to carry out attacks on Jewish targets in the U.S.
- ▪Al-Saadi has been linked to previous attacks in Canada and Europe.
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Federal authorities arrested and charged an alleged senior member of an Iran-backed militia for his involvement in planning to carry out terrorist attacks in the U.S. in retaliation for the Iran War.Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, a 32-year-old Iraqi national, is accused of having “directed and urged others to attack U.S. and Israeli interests, including by killing Americans and Jews” on behalf of Kata'ib Hezbollah, a powerful Iraqi Shiite militia backed by Iran, according to the criminal complaint. Federal authorities say Al-Saadi, a Kata'ib Hezbollah commander, planned to attack a New York City synagogue and two Jewish centers in Los Angeles, California, and Scottsdale, Arizona.
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