The director of the National Counterterrorism Center warned that the Iranian-backed, Lebanese terror group Hezbollah is sending operatives into Peru and preparing for attacks, reportedBreitbart.
Testifying before a Senate committee on threats to national security, the head of the center, Nicholas Rasmussen, also noted that Hezbollah is active in the U.S. and posed a threat to the homeland.
“In the [U.S.] homeland, FBI’s arrest two months ago of two operatives charged with working on behalf of Hezbollah was a stark reminder of Hezbollah’s continued desire to maintain a global attack infrastructure that poses an enduring threat to our interests,” he said.
The NCTC is part of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and brings specialist together from federal agencies – including the CIA, the FBI and the Department of Defense – to spearhead national and international counterterrorism efforts.
In 2016, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administrationuncovered an enormous operation of Hezbollah, showing how the terror group is funding its efforts and purchases weapons from international drug trafficking.
Via Clarion