Sheikh Mussa Sadr
Shi'ite leader from southern Lebanon who disappeared during a 1978 visit to Libya, believed to have been killed by Libyan authorities.
Sheikh Mussa Sadr was a Shi'ite leader from southern Lebanon. He disappeared on a visit to Libya in 1978. The Libyans were believed to have killed him for preaching Shi'ite Islam rather than their own brand of the religion.1
His disappearance became a point of contention during Maj. Abdul Salam Jalloud's visit to Iran after the Iranian Revolution, with Iranian hosts demanding an explanation from Col. Qaddafi's right-hand man.1
Sources
- Ben-Menashe, Ari. Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network. TrineDay, 1992. ↩
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