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Terror ‘commander’ worked through new Iran-backed terror group to kill Trump

Nypost · · 427 words · By Shane Galvin
Iran-US conflict Legal Proceedings Counter-Terrorism
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13 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Accused terror commander Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi worked through a new Iranian-backed terrorist group that emerged “essentially overnight” after the outset US-Israel war and urged followers to kill President Trump.”
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Multiple sources confirm al-Saadi is a commander of an Iranian-backed group (HAYI) that emerged following a conflict with Iran and targeted US interests/Trump.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apart from Islam, Muhammad has received praise in Sikhism as an inspirational figure, in the Druze faith as one of the seven main prophets, and in the Baháʼí Faith as a Manifestation of God.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad
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web search NEUTRAL — Muhammad (Arabic: محمد, also Arabic transliterated Mohammad, Mohammed, Muhammed, and sometimes Mahomet, following the Latin or Turkish), is the founder of Islam —the world's second largest religion.
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Muhammad
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web search NEUTRAL — Who was Muhammad? Muhammad was the founder of Islam and the proclaimer of the Qurʾān, Islam’s sacred scripture. He spent his entire life in what is now the country of Saudi Arabia, from his birth abou…
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Muhammad
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“The group — Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (HIYA) — appeared in March 2026 after the war against Iran started”
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Three independent sources confirm the group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (HIYA/HAYI) emerged in March 2026 following the start of a war/conflict involving Iran.
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web search NEUTRAL — Officially known as “Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia (HAYI),” or the “Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right,” the group mysteriously appeared in early March, and, according to mainstream m…
https://thegrayzone.com/2026/03/28/iran-terror-cell-europe/
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web search NEUTRAL — The group calls itself Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya, loosely translating to ‘The Islamic Movement of the People of the Right Hand.’ 3-24-26 Belgium Security.
https://www.jta.org/2026/03/24/global/who-is-the-new-terror-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya first emerged in or about March 2026, almost immediately after the Iranian Military Conflict began.AL-SAADI and Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya referenced in this…
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/05/15/nyregion/al-s…
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“in just weeks the group was able to carry out 18 bombings, stabbings, and arson attacks targeting Americans and Jews in Europe”
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Multiple sources, including a Wikipedia entry and news reports, state the group claimed a series of attacks (approximately 18) targeting Jewish and American interests in Europe shortly after its emergence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia, commonly known as Ashab al-Yamin or HAYI, is a pro-Iranian Islamist group that has taken credit for attacks against Jewish schools, synagogues and charities in Europ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harakat_Ashab_al-Yamin_al-Isla…
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web search NEUTRAL — "Essentially overnight, Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya was able to activate terrorist cells across Europe" in response to the war in Iran, according to the FBI complaint.
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/world/kataib-hezbollah-commande…
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web search NEUTRAL — Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia first announced its existence in early March, after the U.S. and Israel launched the ongoing war on Iran. In the 25 days since, it has claimed a series of antisemitic…
https://www.aol.com/articles/group-claiming-antisemitic-atta…
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“reads an indictment in the Southern District of New York filed on Friday.”
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The existence of a criminal complaint/indictment in the Southern District of New York regarding al-Saadi is explicitly confirmed by multiple legal and news sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands, with a total area o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Frank Shepard Fairey (born February 15, 1970) is an American contemporary artist, activist and founder of OBEY Clothing who emerged from the skateboarding scene. In 1989, he designed the "Andre the Gi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zubeen Garg (Assamese pronunciation: [zubin ɡaɹɡ]; 18 November 1972 – 19 September 2025) was an Indian musician, composer, singer, songwriter and actor who primarily worked and sang in the Assamese, B…
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“Al-Saadi on April 20 posted a message threatening Trump to Snapchat with the Hiya logo, which is a raised fist holding a rifle.”
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While sources confirm al-Saadi's arrest and charges, the specific detail about a Snapchat post on April 20 with a specific logo is not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets, though the general context of his activities is corroborated.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Group E of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup took place from 15 to 25 January 2024. The group consisted of South Korea, Malaysia, Jordan and Bahrain. The top two teams, Bahrain and South Korea, along with third-…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 29 April 2026, a man armed with a knife attacked a Muslim man in Southwark and later attacked two Jewish men in the Golders Green area of the London Borough of Barnet. The suspect, a 45-year-old Br…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Golders_Green_attack
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, commonly known as Rumi (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273), was a Sufi mystic, poet, and founder of the Islamic brotherhood known as the Mevlevi Order. His family hailed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumi
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“Hiya is considered a new front organization for the Iran-backed group Kata’ib Hizballah — the terror group in which al-Saadi is alleged to be a high-ranking official.”
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Multiple sources confirm HIYA is described as a front for Kata’ib Hezbollah and that al-Saadi is a commander within that organization.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kata'ib Hezbollah, also known as the Hezbollah Brigades, is an Iraqi Shia paramilitary group and a component of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces, staffing the 45th, 46th, and 47th Brigades.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kata'ib_Hezbollah
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web search NEUTRAL — Kata’ib Hizballah has long been designated as a terrorist group by the U.S., and after the start of the war on Iran additional sanctions were imposed on senior commanders of the group. Amid the war, t…
https://southfront.press/u-s-arrests-kataib-hizballah-comman…
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web search NEUTRAL — Authorities further allege the organization operated under the name Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya, or HAYI, a shadowy organization prosecutors now describe as functioning as a front linked to Kat…
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/05/15/feds-nab-iran-…
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“Following the March 9 synagogue bombing in Liege, Belgium — the first of 18 attacks across Europe — al-Saadi allegedly posted the HIYA symbol on Telegram”
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Multiple sources confirm a synagogue bombing in Liege, Belgium on March 9, 2026, and al-Saadi's alleged use of Telegram to take credit/post symbols.
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web search NEUTRAL — March 9, 2026 — Bombing of a synagogue in Liege, Belgium. He posted a propaganda video on his Telegram account taking credit for the attack.9. Al-Saadi was allegedly behind the synagogue bombing in Li…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/15/us-news/iraqi-national-with-su…
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web search NEUTRAL — Al-Saadi believed he was paying a Mexican cartel member $10,000 to carry out the synagogue bombing. The person was an undercover federal agent.The European campaign opened March 9, when assailants bom…
https://www.sofx.com/iraqi-militia-commander-charged-with-pl…
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web search NEUTRAL — The complaint alleges the attacks included a March synagogue bombing in Liège, Belgium; arson attacks targeting Jewish institutions in Rotterdam and London; explosives attacks against financial target…
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/05/15/feds-nab-iran-…
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“the 32-year-old called on “warriors of Islam” to wage jihad”
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Two independent sources explicitly state that Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi is 32 years old.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, a 32-year-old commander within the Iraqi terrorist group Kata’ib Hizballah, has been arrested and charged with providing material support to foreign terrorist orga…
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/doj-iraqi-natl-arrested-charge…
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web search NEUTRAL — Federal prosecutors charged Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, a 32-year-old alleged commander for Kata’ib Hizballah, a U.S.-designated Iraqi terrorist organization backed by Iran, with coordinating…
https://www.sofx.com/iraqi-militia-commander-charged-with-pl…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi (right) with Qassem Suleimani, former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force. Photograph: Southern district of New York/AP. Al-Saadi smiled …
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/16/mohammad-baqer…
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“the March 15 bombing of the Bank of New York Mellon in Amsterdam”
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No specific evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm a bombing of the Bank of New York Mellon in Amsterdam on March 15, although general 'explosives attacks against financial targets in Amsterdam' are mentioned.
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“the March 23 arson attack on Jewish ambulances in London”
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No specific evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm an arson attack on Jewish ambulances in London on March 23, although 'arson attacks targeting Jewish institutions in London' are mentioned generally.
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“the April 29 double stabbing of two Jews in London.”
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“He was arrested in Turkey on Wednesday after sending a federal agent posing as a Mexican cartel member money to carry out an arson attack on an unnamed New York synagogue.”
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“Al-Saadi is facing charges of conspiring to provide material support to terrorist groups, conspiracy to bomb a place of public use, and other charges.”
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