Ali Mussa Daqduq
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Ali Mussa Daqduq is a senior Hezbollah leader and senior advisor to Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq
leader Qais al-Khazali.
He was captured by US troops in Basra
, Iraq
on March 20, 2007 along with Qais al-Khazali and his brother Laith al-Khazali. He is alleged to have participated in a 20 January 2007 attack on US troops in Karbala
, Iraq. US Intelligence has alleged that Daqduq's testimony during his internment is key evidence for collaboration between Iran and Hezbollah.
Daqduq pretended to be deaf and mute when he was captured, and refused to speak for weeks.
On July 2 2007 US forces identified that they had captured Daqduq.
They asserted he was a member of Hezbullah, and was operating with support from Iran
.
The July 2 press briefing published images of Daqduq's forged identity documents.
Iranian officials denied that assertion on July 4, 2007.
In November 2011 Reuters
reported that the US was negotiating with the Iraqi government to hold Daqqqduq in US custody after the US pulls out of Iraq in December 2011.
Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq
Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq also known as the Khazali Network and previously known as Ahl al-Kahf is a Shi'a Insurgent group in Iraq and is known as the country's largest Special Group...
leader Qais al-Khazali.
He was captured by US troops in Basra
Basra
Basra is the capital of Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq near Kuwait and Iran. It had an estimated population of two million as of 2009...
, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
on March 20, 2007 along with Qais al-Khazali and his brother Laith al-Khazali. He is alleged to have participated in a 20 January 2007 attack on US troops in Karbala
Karbala
Karbala is a city in Iraq, located about southwest of Baghdad. Karbala is the capital of Karbala Governorate, and has an estimated population of 572,300 people ....
, Iraq. US Intelligence has alleged that Daqduq's testimony during his internment is key evidence for collaboration between Iran and Hezbollah.
Daqduq pretended to be deaf and mute when he was captured, and refused to speak for weeks.
On July 2 2007 US forces identified that they had captured Daqduq.
They asserted he was a member of Hezbullah, and was operating with support from Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
.
The July 2 press briefing published images of Daqduq's forged identity documents.
Iranian officials denied that assertion on July 4, 2007.
In November 2011 Reuters
Reuters
Reuters is a news agency headquartered in New York City. Until 2008 the Reuters news agency formed part of a British independent company, Reuters Group plc, which was also a provider of financial market data...
reported that the US was negotiating with the Iraqi government to hold Daqqqduq in US custody after the US pulls out of Iraq in December 2011.