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Jan 02, 2021
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Senior PMU Official Abu Ali Al-Basri: Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis Was The Mastermind Behind The 1983 Bombing Of The U.S. Embassy In Kuwait

#8612 | 01:19
Source: Al-Etejah TV (Iraq)

Abu Ali Al-Basri, assistant to the PMU Chief of Staff, spoke about PMU deputy leader Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis' role in the Islamic Dawa Party's operation in Kuwait, during the 1980's on Etejah TV (Iraq) on January 2, 2021. Al-Basri said that Al-Muhandis played a prominent role in the Iraqi group, which was connected to Iran and Lebanon. He explained that Al-Muhandis was the mastermind behind a 1983 attack the group carried out against the U.S. embassy in Kuwait.

Abu Ali Al-Basri: "After the victory of the Islamic Revolution, the cadres of the Islamic Dawa Party moved to Kuwait and began operating there while maintaining ties with Iraq. Abu Mahdi [Al-Muhandis] was one of the most prominent and influential activists within that Iraqi group in Kuwait.

"The Iraqi group in Kuwait was contacted by the Islamic Dawa Party cadres in Iran, and by other brothers from Iran and Lebanon. Abu Mahdi was one of the most prominent members of the Iraqi group in Kuwait that coordinated the attack against American interests in Kuwait. The plan was to blow up explosive devices near or inside the American embassy in Kuwait. The attack was indeed carried out, and the mastermind behind the plan was our martyr Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis."

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