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Top Hezbollah military commander killed in Syria

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Top Hezbollah military commander killed in Syria

Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddine, purportedly assassinated by an Israeli strike near Damascus on May 13, 2016.

Beirut - Hezbollah said in a statement that Badreddine was killed in Syria where he had been fighting militants without giving further details.

Published: Sat 14 May 2016, 8:04 AM

Updated: Sat 14 May 2016, 8:42 AM

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Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group says its top military commander Mustafa Badreddine was killed in Syria.
Hezbollah said in a statement that Badreddine was killed in Syria where he had been fighting militants without giving further details.
The Beirut-based Al Mayadeen TV that is close to the group said he was killed in an Israeli airstrike.
Badreddine became the group's top military commander in 2008 after his predecessor Imad Mughniyeh was assassinated in a bomb attack in the Syrian capital Damascus.
In the past, Israel has killed some of the group's top commanders.



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