Nabil Qaouk Explained

Nabil Qaouk
Office:Deputy Head of Hezbollah's Executive Council
Term Start:2010
Term End:28 September 2024
Birth Date:1964 5, df=y[1]
Birth Place:Ebba, Lebanon
Death Place:Dahieh, Lebanon
Nationality:Lebanese
Death Manner:Assassination by airstrike
Occupation:Politician, cleric
Children:6
Party:Hezbollah
Native Name Lang:ar

Nabil Qaouk (ar|نبيل قاووق; 20 May 1964 – 28 September 2024) was a Lebanese cleric and politician who served as the deputy head of Hezbollah's executive council and the commander of Hezbollah's "preventive security unit".[2] He was designated as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).

Biography

Early life and education

Nabil Qaouk was born in the village of Ebba in Lebanon's Nabatieh Governorate. His spiritual studies took place in Qom, Iran, where he was influenced by Shia ideology. His military training in Iran aligned with Hezbollah and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)[3]

Career

Qaouk was one of the top officers of Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon, a region that has been a focal point in Hezbollah's confrontations.[4] [5] He was both a general and deputy head of the executive council, attesting to his influence in both political and military factions of Hezbollah.[6]

On 22 October 2020, Qaouk was designated as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). This designation implies U.S. government sanctions against him due to alleged involvement in terrorism-related activities.

Attacks

During the 2006 Lebanon War, Qaouk's offices in Tyre were targeted by the Israeli Air Force (IAF). This activity was part of the Israeli military's broader response to Hezbollah's armed provocations, including the kidnapping of Israeli soldiers and the launch of rockets into Israeli territory.[7]

Personal life and death

Qaouk was married and had six children.[3] He was killed in an Israeli air strike in Beirut on 28 September 2024.[8] [9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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 . 2024-09-28 . Office of Foreign Assets Control . en.
  2. Web site: Mukherjee . Srishti . 2024-09-28 . Israel Air Force Suspected To Have Eliminated Vice President Of Hezbollah's Executive Council . 2024-09-29 . NewsX World . en-US.
  3. News: Koppel . Ted . 21 July 2006 . Gifts for Iran: Look what spreading democracy can do . 18 January 2013 . The New York Times.
  4. Web site: 2024-01-25 . Treasury Targets High-Ranking Hizballah Officials . 2024-01-30 . U.S. Department of the Treasury . en.
  5. Web site: 2020-10-23 . US sanctions 2 senior members of Lebanon's Hezbollah . 2024-01-30 . AP News . en.
  6. News: Clancy Chassay in Beirut . 19 August 2006 . Stand alongside Hizbullah, Lebanon's army tells troops . 17 January 2013 . The Guardian.
  7. News: 27 July 2006 . IAF strikes Lebanese army base . 18 January 2013 . Ynet.
  8. Web site: 2024-09-28 . Hezbollah confirms a 7th top commander was killed in Israeli strikes in recent days . 2024-09-29 . Associated Press . en.
  9. Web site: 2024-09-28 . Israel-Hamas war latest: Hezbollah confirms the death of another high-ranking official . 2024-09-29 . ABC News . en.
  10. Web site: 2024-09-28 . Israel Eliminates Senior Hezbollah Intelligence Operative In Airstrike In Lebanon's Beirut . 2024-09-29 . News18 . en.

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