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Palmyra archaeologist killed by Islamic State terrorists

Palmyra archaeologist killed by Islamic State terrorists

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Islamic State ISIS is an Islamic extremist terrorist organization controlling territory in Iraq...[+]

Affected Countries: syria;

The archaeologist who looked after ancient ruins of Palmyra in Syria for 40 years is reported to have been killed by Islamic State (IS) militants.

Khaled al-Asaad had been held for about a month by the group, which seized the Unesco World Heritage site in May.

The 81-year-old’s family informed Syria’s director of antiquities Maamoun Abdul Karim that he had been beheaded.

Source: BBC

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Terrorism Financiers [+]

Shibl Muhsin ‘Ubayd Al-Zaydi
Al-Zaydi has served as a financial coordinator between the IRGC-QF and sectarian armed groups in Iraq and assisted in facilitating Iraqi investments on behalf of IRGC-QF designated Commander Qasem Soleimani. Al-Zaydi has appeared publically with Qasem Soleimani (at least four times).
Adnan Hussein Kawtharani
Kawtharani facilitates business transactions for Hizballah inside Iraq and has attended meetings in Iraq with sectarian armed groups and Hizballah officials.
Muhammad ‘Abd-Al-Hadi Farhat
Farhat has been involved in advising sectarian armed groups in Iraq on behalf of Hizballah. As of 2017, Farhat was tasked with collecting security and intelligence information in Iraq and subsequently providing reports to senior Hizballah and Iranian leadership.
Yusuf Hashim
Hashim oversees all Hizballah-related operational activities in Iraq and is in charge of protecting Hizballah interests in Iraq. Additionally, Hashim arranges for the protection of Tabaja inside of Iraq.
Jawad Nasrallah
Jawad Nasrallah a designated terrorist, is accused of carrying out attacks against Israel in the West Bank.
Abdul Rahim Manan
Manan a senior Taliban commander, is the Taliban’s Shadow Governor for Helmand Province, Afghanistan, who provided a large number of Taliban fighters to attack Afghan government forces.
Esma'il Razavi
Razavi was in charge of the training center at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force (IRGC-QF) base in Birjand, Iran, which as of 2014, provided training, intelligence, and weapons to Taliban forces in Farah, Ghor, Badhis, and Helmand Provinces, Afghanistan.
Mohammad Daoud Muzzamil
Daoud, the former Taliban Deputy Shadow Governor for Helmand Province Afghanistan, had been appointed the Shadow Governor for Farah Province, Afghanistan.
Abdullah Samad Faroqui
Samad visited a training camp in Birjand, Iran, where the IRGC was training Taliban fighters to attack a proposed pipeline that would run through Afghanistan. Samad promised to distribute Iranian provided funds to the fighters’ families.
Mohammad Ebrahim Owhadi
Owhadi was an official at an IRGC base in Nehbandan, Iran, where several youth between the ages of twelve and fifteen years old were being trained in terrorist and suicide attacks. Officials stationed at Nehbandan were subordinate to IRGC officials in Birjand.

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