Syrian President's Top Aide Assassinated

Pro Syrian Rally In Damascus

From Israel National News:

(IsraelNN.com) Syrian President Bashar Assad's top aide and adviser, General Mohammed Suleiman, was assassinated on Friday, according to Arab news sources.

Suleiman, who was also Syria's liaison officer to the Hizbullah terrorist organization in Lebanon, was shot and killed by an unidentified sniper in the Syrian port city of Tartous.

Syrian authorities tried unsuccessfully to prevent publication of the news. The country's Albawaba newspaper, which reported the incident, speculated that Israel might have been behind the killing.

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More News On Turmoil In Syria

Slain Syrian general buried, questions linger -- Reuters
Top Syrian general assassinated: reports -- AFP
Syrian general found shot dead in mysterious killing - reports -- Lebanon Daily Star
Report: Sniper kills Syrian Pres. Assad's Hezbollah liaison -- Haaretz
Syria aide ‘shot dead in hotel by sniper’ -- The National

My Comment: There appears to be a hit team in Syria liquidating Hezbollah commanders or Syrian officers that are associated with them. There are a lot of suspects.