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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Layal Abou Rahal

RARE PHOTOS: Ibrahim aqil the hezbollah elite unit commander wanted by the us - The Real Truth

The United States was offering a $7 million reward for information on Aqil, whom it blamed for the 1983 bombing of its Beirut embassy (Credit: AFP)

Ibrahim Aqil, who Israel said it killed in an air strike on Beirut's southern suburbs Friday, headed Hezbollah's elite Radwan unit and had been on a US sanctions list for nearly a decade.

The United States described Aqil as a "key leader" in the group and offered a $7 million reward for information about the man who became the second top Hezbollah commander killed in nearly a year of clashes between the militant group and Israel over the Gaza war.

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