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Hezbollah replaces top security official Wafiq Safa as part of internal restructuring

On Friday, Reuters reported that Hezbollah accepted Wafiq Safa's resignation, the first time a senior Hezbollah security official has stepped down, a longtime confidant of Hassan Nasrallah.
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem has been pushing new leadership and narrowing veterans' roles after the 14-month war with Israel.
Reports named Hussein Abdullah as Safa's replacement, and Ahmad Mahna to oversee external communications, based on two officials' accounts.
Safa's exit alters how the group coordinates with Lebanon's security agencies by removing a decades-long intermediary, while the successor is expected to adopt a more moderate tone in dealings with the state and international community.
U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned Safa and linked him to facilitating travel for Hezbollah operatives, while Saudi outlets Al Hadath and Al Arabiya reported he survived at least one assassination attempt last month.

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Hezbollah replaces top security official Wafiq Safa

Hezbollah has replaced a top security official who was in charge of coordination with Lebanon’s security agencies after he told the group’s leadership that he wants to step down, two officials with the group who were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter said Friday. Wafiq Safa had headed Hezbollah’s Liaison and Coordination Unit for decades and it was not immediately clear what his new job within the Iran-backed group is going to be. H…

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