Ali Damush

Ali Damush is a U.S.-designated Hezbollah operative and a senior aid to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Damush also leads Hezbollah’s Foreign Relations Department, which partakes in terrorist operations internationally, including the recruitment of terrorist operatives and the gathering of intelligence. The U.S. State Department designated Damush as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under Executive Order 13224 on January 9, 2016, alongside fellow Hezbollah operative Mustafa Mughniyeh.“State Department Terrorist Designations of Ali Damush and Mustafa Mughniyeh,” U.S. Department of State, January 9, 2017, https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2017/01/266729.htm.

Also Known As
  • Ali Daghmoush
  • Ali Dagmoush
  • Ali Daamoush
  • Ali Dagmush
  • Shiekh Ali Musa Da’amoush“State Department Terrorist Designations of Ali Damush and Mustafa Mughniyeh,” U.S. Department of State, January 9, 2017, https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2017/01/266729.htm.

Extremist entity
Hezbollah
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Type(s) of Organization:
Militia, political party, social-service provider, terrorist, transnational, violent
Ideologies and Affiliations:
Iranian-sponsored, Islamist, jihadist, Khomeinist, Shiite
Position(s):
Leader of Hezbollah’s Foreign Relations Department; aid to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah

Hezbollah is an Iranian-sponsored, internationally sanctioned terrorist group with an anti-Israel and anti-U.S. agenda. Hezbollah is primarily based in Lebanon, but has carried out terrorist and criminal operations around the world.

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United States

  • The U.S. State Department designated “Ali Damush” as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist pursuant to Executive Order 13324 on January 9, 2017.“State Department Terrorist Designations of Ali Damush and Mustafa Mughniyeh,” U.S. Department of State, January 9, 2017, https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2017/01/266729.htm.

March 22, 2019

In response to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to Lebanon:

“What are the Lebanese expecting from America and its foreign minister after these two announcements that are totally biased in favor of Israel, except for inciting (Hezbollah) and turning Lebanese against each other?”“In Beirut, Pompeo at Odds with Lebanese Leaders Over Hezbollah,” Al Jazeera, March 22, 2019, https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/3/22/in-beirut-pompeo-at-odds-with-lebanese-leaders-over-hezbollah.

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