Mustafa Badreddine

Mustafa Badreddine, (‎; 6 April 1961 – c. 12 May 2016), also known as Mustafa Badr Al Din, Mustafa Amine Badreddine, Mustafa Youssef Badreddine, Sami Issa and Elias Fouad Saab, was a Lebanese military leader. He was a member of Hezbollah. He was both the cousin and brother-in-law of late Imad Mugniyah. He was nicknamed Dhu al-Fiqar after the sword of Ali.

Badreddine escaped from the prison in 1990 during the invasion of Kuwait or the Iraqis released the imprisoned Badreddine and the others. Badreddine was wanted as a terrorist for his alleged role in the planning of the deadly AMIA bombing which occurred on 18 July 1994 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

On 12 May 2016, it was said that Badreddine had been killed by an explosion caused by an Israeli airstrike near the Damascus International Airport. The cause and timing of which is unclear.Hezbollah Commander Mustafa Badreddine Killed in Syria  Time Magazine. Retrieved 13 May 2016.

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