Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Suicide Attack Decimates The Leadership Of One Of Syria's Rebel Groups

Hassan Abboud (seated) was the head of the political bureau of the Islamic Front alliance

Syria Crisis: Blast Kills Leader Of Ahrar al-Sham Group -- BBC

Hassan Abboud, the leader of the Syrian Islamist insurgents Ahrar al-Sham has been killed with other top commanders in a bomb blast at a meeting.

Activists say a suicide bomber detonated a vest in the attack in the north-western town of Ram Hamdan.

Ahrar al-Sham is part of the Islamic Front, a coalition of seven Islamist rebel groups.

In February, Ahrar al-Sham blamed the rival Islamic State group for an attack which killed several of its members.

Activist groups say at least 40 people may have died in the attack, although the exact death toll is not clear.

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More News On A Suicide Attack That Killed The Syrian Rebel Leader Of The Ahrar al-Sham Group

Attack on meeting kills 28 Syria rebel leaders -- Global Post/AFP
Bombing kills head of Syrian rebel group: report -- Washington Times/AP
Blast kills leader of Syrian Islamist group, other top figures -- Reuters
Syria rebel leader killed in suicide blast -- Al Jazeera
Top Rebel Leader Among Dead in Syria Blast -- VOA
Car bomb kills leaders of major Syrian rebel faction -- L.A. Times
Chief of Syrian Rebel Group Is Killed -- WSJ
Syrian rebel leader killed in suicide bombing -- Irish Times
Syrian Civil War: 'At Least 45' Killed as Blast Hits Meeting of Islamist Insurgents -- IBTimes
Idlib bombing kills 45 high-ranking militants in Syria -- Press TV

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