NNA said Ali Moussa Harmoush's body was discovered at 9:00 am covered in blood in his room at the "Fanar Residence" compound that is under construction in the town of Fanar.
"In vengeance of Yabrud and in honor of Syria," was written with his blood on the wall of the room, the agency said.
The message seemed to imply that Harmoush was a supporter of the Syrian regime.
Security forces threw a tight dragnet around the area to allow the medical examiner to carry out his work, NNA said.
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The fall of Yabrud, a smuggling hub for the rebels trying to overthrow Assad, was a major gain for Syrian government troops. It was also the Syrian opposition's last stronghold in the vital border area. The campaign consolidated the government's hold on the capital Damascus and the central Syrian city of Homs.