Hezbollah is Operating in Latin America. What does that mean for the U.S.?

Flag of Hezbollah on a post in Baalbek, Lebanon

By Hollie McKay

Hollie McKay is a writer, war crimes investigator, and the author of “Only Cry for the Living: Memos from Inside the ISIS Battlefield.” (Jocko Publishing/Di Angelo Publications 2021). She was an investigative and international affairs/war correspondent for Fox News Digital for over fourteen years, where she focused on war, terrorism, and crimes against humanity.

SUBSCRIBER+REPORTING — The United States this month, announced a fresh slate of sanctions on a family nexus of seven Hezbollah operatives and bankrollers spanning Lebanon to Latin America, with officials accusing the individuals and their organizations of providing material support for the terrorist outfit’s footprint in the US’s backyard.

Key on the list was Amer Mohamed Akil Rada, a Lebanese national and alleged key player in executing the 1994 attack on the Argentine-Israelite Mutual Association in Buenos Aires, which killed 85 people. According to the US Treasury Department, Rada resided in South America for over a decade, operating a charcoal business that traded between Colombia and Lebanon, with more than eight percent of the profits benefitting Hezbollah.

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