Fuad Shukr
Fouad Shuker | |
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فؤاد شكر | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 Al-Nabi Shayth, Lebanon |
| Died | July 30, 2024 (aged 61–62) |
| Political party | Hezbollah (1982–2024) |
Fouad Shuker (Arabic: فؤاد شكر; born 1962), also known as Al-Hajj Mohsen, was a Lebanese military figure and a senior member of Hezbollah. He serves as a senior military advisor to the Secretary-General of the organization, Hassan Nasrallah, and is a member of the organization's senior body, the Jihad Council. He is also the commander of Hezbollah's missile precision project.
According to some reports, in 2016, Shuker replaced Mustafa Badreddine, Hezbollah's military commander, after his death.[1]
On July 30, 2024, Shuker was eliminated in an airstrike by the Israeli Air Force as part of the Iron Swords War, following the IDF's claim of his involvement in the rocket attack on Majdal Shams.[2][3]
Biography
Shuker was born in 1962 in the village of Al-Nabi Shayth, in the Baalbek district of Lebanon, which was also the birthplace of Hezbollah co-foubnder Abbas al-Musawi. He received his military education at Imam Hossein University in Tehran.
Shuker has been active in Hezbollah for 30 years. He participated in the planning and execution of the bombings at the multinational force bases in Beirut on October 23, 1983, which resulted in the deaths of 241 U.S. soldiers. As a result, Shuker became close to Imad Mughniyeh.
On October 10, 2017, Shuker Shucker was placed on the wanted list when the Rewards for Justice Program of the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) at the U.S. Department of State offered rewards of up to $5 million for crucial information on him, along with a $7 million reward for his fellow member Talal Hamiyah.[4]
On August 29, 2019, the IDF revealed information about the missile precision project and Shuker's involvement as the project's commander.
References
- ^ "Fu'ad Shukr". Counter Extremism Project. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ "Targeted Hezbollah commander named as Fuad Shukr, head of precision missile project who is wanted by US". Times of Israel.
- ^ Ynetnews (2024-07-30). "IDF target Hezbollah commander responsible for Majdal Shams attack". Ynetnews. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ "Fuad Shukr – Rewards For Justice". Retrieved 2024-07-30.