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Abdel Karim Obeid
Abdel Karim Obeid (; ; born 1957) is a Sheikh and Imam of the village of Jibchit in south Lebanon, high-place of Shia Islam in Lebanon, Lebanese Shiism. He is also a member of Hezbollah's Executive Council. Life Regarded as the spiritual leader and soldier of the 'Islamic Amal' (no relation with the similarly named secular Amal Movement, Amal movement, except that both catered to the Lebanese Shia community) in the south of Tyre, Lebanon, Tyre, close to Hezbollah and related to the operations of capturing Western hostages since 1982. Obeid was captured on 28 July 1989 by nearly 25 Israeli commandos in his village, Jibchit. Danny Abdalla, a Lebanese criminal living in Denmark, who also admitted to having killed militant Ragheb Harb on behalf of the Israelis, claimed to have participated in the capture. As a result, Hezbollah put Abdalla on their death list, and he was wanted in Lebanon as of 2012. Obeid was a long time held prisoner in Israel. In exchange of his release, Israel r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebanon
Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west; Cyprus lies a short distance from the coastline. Lebanon has a population of more than five million and an area of . Beirut is the country's capital and largest city. Human habitation in Lebanon dates to 5000 BC. From 3200 to 539 BC, it was part of Phoenicia, a maritime civilization that spanned the Mediterranean Basin. In 64 BC, the region became part of the Roman Empire and the subsequent Byzantine Empire. After the seventh century, it Muslim conquest of the Levant, came under the rule of different Islamic caliphates, including the Rashidun Caliphate, Rashidun, Umayyad Caliphate, Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphate, Abbasid. The 11th century saw the establishment of Christian Crusader states, which fell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |