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US charges Iraqi man with organizing synagogue attacks in Europe and NYC on behalf of Iran

JL;DR SUMMARY An Iraqi man, Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, has been charged in the U.S. with organizing attacks on Jewish communities, including a plot on a New York synagogue, in relation to U.S.-Israel's conflict with Iran. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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New York CityTerrorismIranFbiSynagogue AttackKataib HezbollahCommunity Security InitiativeIrgcJewish TargetsMohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al Saadi

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New York City, New York, United States
"A criminal complaint that was unsealed on Friday claims that Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, 32, is a commander in the Iraq-based Kataib Hezbollah that functions as a proxy for Iran. The complaint was unsealed when al-Saadi appeared in federal court in Manhattan."
Manhattan, New York, United States
"The complaint was unsealed when al-Saadi appeared in federal court in Manhattan."
London, United Kingdom
"Attacks that al-Saadi organized include 18 in Europe that Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya publicly claimed, as well as the stabbing of two Jews in London last month, the complaint alleges."
Canada
"He also organized multiple attacks in Canada that were carried out and plotted others that did not take place, the complaint alleged."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"According to the criminal complaint, al-Saadi sent a $3,000 down payment in cryptocurrency to an agent who was posing as someone willing to stage attacks on Jewish targets in New York, Los Angeles and Scottsdale, Arizona, in April."
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
"According to the criminal complaint, al-Saadi sent a $3,000 down payment in cryptocurrency to an agent who was posing as someone willing to stage attacks on Jewish targets in New York, Los Angeles and Scottsdale, Arizona, in April."

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