Fuad Shukr | |
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فؤاد شكر | |
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| Born | 15 April 1961 Al-Nabi Shayth, Lebanon |
| Died | 30 July 2024 (aged 63) Haret Hreik, Lebanon |
| Political party | Hezbollah |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Hezbollah |
| Years of service | 1982–2024 |
| Battles/wars | |
Fuad Shukr (Arabic: فؤاد شكر; 15 April 1961 – 30 July 2024; sometimes spelled Fouad Shukar and also known by his aliases Al-Hajj Mohsen or Mohsen Shukr)[1] was a Lebanese militant leader who was a senior member of Hezbollah. A member of Hezbollah's founding generation, Shukr was a senior military leader in the organization from the early 1980s. For over four decades, he was one of the group's leading military figures and was a military advisor to its leader Hassan Nasrallah.
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Shukr was, according to Israeli intelligence, a key figure in the transfer of Iranian guidance systems for Hezbollah's long-range missiles.[2] He was believed to have played a role in the 1983 Beirut barracks bombings,[2] that killed 241 U.S. and 58 French military personnel, six civilians and two attackers. The U.S. Department of State designated Shukr as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist in 2013.[3]
On 30 July 2024, Shukr was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut for his alleged responsibility for the Majdal Shams attack three days earlier, which killed 12 children.[4][5]
- ^ "Israeli strike targets senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon's capital Beirut". 30 July 2024. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Israeli strikes on Beirut and Tehran could intensify a regional war". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Archived from the original on 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
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