Hassan al-Baghdadi

Hassan al-Baghdadi is a U.S.-designated high-ranking Hezbollah official and member of the terror group’s Executive Council, the group’s primary decision-making body. According to the U.S. government, Baghdadi has participated in political events and made public speeches on behalf of Hezbollah. In 2015, he attended a ceremony in Iran with Hezbollah deputy leader Naim Qassem and other high-ranking Hezbollah officials. In 2020, Baghdadi praised Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and fighters in Syria and Iraq for attacking U.S. military bases.“Treasury Targets High-Ranking Hizballah Officials,” U.S. Department of the Treasury, October 22, 2020, https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm1161.

The U.S. government designated Baghdadi as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist on October 22, 2020. He is also subject to secondary sanctions under U.S. Hizballah Financial Sanctions Regulations.“Counter Terrorism Designations and Designations Updates; Iran-related Designation and Designations Updates; Foreign Interference in U.S. Election Designations; Non-Proliferation Designation Update; Syria Designation Update,” U.S. Department of the Treasury, October 22, 2020, https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions/20201022.

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Extremist entity
Hezbollah
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Type(s) of Organization:
Militia, political party, social-service provider, terrorist, transnational, violent
Ideologies and Affiliations:
Iranian-sponsored, Islamist, jihadist, Khomeinist, Shiite
Position(s):
Member of Executive Council

Hezbollah is an Iranian-sponsored, internationally sanctioned terrorist group with an anti-Israel and anti-U.S. agenda. Hezbollah is primarily based in Lebanon, but has carried out terrorist and criminal operations around the world.

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United States

  • The Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Hassan al-Baghdadi as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist on October 22, 2020.“Treasury Targets High-Ranking Hizballah Officials,” U.S. Department of the Treasury, October 22, 2020, https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm1161.

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

In Their Own Words:

We reiterate once again that the brigades will directly target US bases across the region in case the US enemy commits a folly and decides to strike our resistance fighters and their camps [in Iraq].

Abu Ali al-Askari, Kata’ib Hezbollah (KH) Security Official Mar. 2023
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