Akil

[ ah-keel ]

noun

1. a first name: from an Arabic word meaning “one who uses reason.”

Example Sentences

In 2015, the U.S. placed a $7-million bounty on Akil’s head for his role in the twin bombings in 1983 on the U.S. embassy in Beirut and U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

A day earlier, the group acknowledged the death of one of its most senior leaders, Ibrahim Akil, who created its elite Radwan force.

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Israel said Akil and other Hezbollah leaders were the targets of the strike.

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Akil had become Radwan’s operations chief following the killing of another senior commander in an airstrike on Beirut almost two months ago.

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It built its reputation as the most effective Arab armed force during Israel’s 18-year occupation of Lebanon’s south, when Lebanese Shiite guerrillas — including Akil — conducted an insurgent campaign that forced the Israel military to withdraw in 2000.

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