Talal Hamiyah
Talal Hamiyah | |
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| Native name | طلال حمية |
| Birth name | Talal Hussein Hamiyah |
| Born | Between 1952 and 1960 Brital, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon |
| Allegiance | Hezbollah |
| Rank | Chief of Staff, External Security Organization (Unit 910) |
| Known for | Senior Hezbollah commander, designated a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the US Treasury Department |
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Talal Hamiyah (Arabic: طلال حمية; born between 1952 and 1960) is a Lebanese militant leader. A senior military commander in Hezbollah since its founding in the early 1980s. He heads Hezbollah's External Security Organization (ESO), also known as Unit 910, which is responsible for planning and executing terrorist activities outside Lebanon. He is associated with terror attacks such as the 1994 AMIA bombing and 1996 Khobar Towers bombing. In 2017, the U.S. added Hamiyah to its Rewards for Justice Program, offering $7 million for information leading to his arrest. Since 2008 he is a senior member of Jihad Council.