Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi
Biography
Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi was transferred into United States custody and arrested on May 15, 2026. Federal prosecutors accuse the alleged Kata’ib Hizballah commander of directing attacks overseas and plotting attacks on United States targets. A federal magistrate ordered him detained pending trial.
The six-count SDNY complaint was sworn April 30, 2026 before Magistrate Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky. It alleges material-support conspiracies concerning Kata’ib Hizballah and the IRGC, support for acts of terrorism, conspiracy to bomb a public place and attempted destruction by fire or explosive. Its request for an arrest warrant and prospective SDNY-arrest wording predate the independently documented May 15 arrest. Draft Arabic translations and the agent’s interpretations are identified as such; these allegations are not convictions. The complaint’s social-media photographs corroborate identification, while the existing portrait is retained. Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/media/1440956/dl#page=29
