Imad Mughniyeh, the head of Hezbollah's Jihad Council, was the elusive mastermind behind some of the most devastating terrorist acts of the last 30 years. He might also be the "the most dangerous man you never heard of," writes Mark Perry in the latest issue of Foreign Policy. Mughniyeh was linked to attacks from Beirut to Buenos Aires and remained under the radar until his death in a Damascus car bomb in 2008. But although Mughniyeh's name might not be familiar -- Hezbollah would deny his existence until his death -- the attacks and kidnappings he orchestrated resonate decades later.
In his article, Perry examines Mughniyeh's life and mysterious death. "[H]is whole career [is] proof that one person really can reshape politics in the Middle East -- and far beyond it," he writes. Here, we've collected photographs of Mughniyeh's more infamous attacks, which not only impacted the political dynamics of the region but changed the world's understanding of terrorism.
Above, a French soldier surveys the damage after the bombing of the French barracks in Beirut on Oct. 23, 1983. The attack on the eight-story barracks occurred two minutes after the bombing of the U.S. Marine Barracks, leaving 58 dead and 15 injured in the single worst military loss for France since the end of the Algerian War.
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