New York Times: Hezbollah Says Military Leader Died in Artillery Attack
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah declared Saturday that Mustafa Amine Badreddine, the senior commander who died in Syria this past week, had been killed in an artillery attack by insurgents whom the group has been fighting for the past four years.
Hezbollah said in a statement that the killing would increase “our determination to continue the fight against these criminal gangs and defeat them,” blaming “takfiri groups,” a term for Islamist extremists that Hezbollah broadly applies to insurgents opposed to its ally in Syria, President Bashar al-Assad.
But the declaration raised more questions than it answered, as fierce speculation continued about how, when, where and by whom Mr. Badreddine was killed, and what the death reveals about the state of Hezbollah and its war effort in Syria.
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WNU Editor: This is a big blow. He was Hezbollah's top military commander and the person responsible for Hezbollah's forces in Syria. It is not going to be easy to replace him.
More News On The Death Of Hezbollah Military Commander Mustafa Amine Badreddine
Hezbollah blames top commander’s death on Sunni extremists -- Washington Post
Hezbollah Says Commander Was Killed by Sunni Insurgents -- WSJ
Hezbollah blames rebel shelling for death of top commander in Syria -- Reuters
Hezbollah says Sunni extremist group killed top military commander -- AP
Hezbollah Says Rebels — Not Israelis — Killed Its Top Commander in Syria -- VICE News
Hezbollah Blames Islamist Extremists in Commander's Death -- VOA
Hezbollah Says Insurgents Killed Its Top Commander In Syria -- NPR
Syrian rebels deny Hezbollah’s military commander killed in ‘artillery shelling’ -- Long War Journal
2 comments:
Friendly fire?
Jihadi's still hold areas of Damascus, and have artillary that occasionally hit the airport.
On the other hand, it could be misdirection by Hezboallah from an IAF airstrike.
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