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| Syrian watchdog refutes Hezbollah claim top commander killed by Islamist rebels |
| 2016-05-15 |
| [IsraelTimes] Syrian Observatory: Opposition groups deny involvement in Mustafa Badreddine’s death, claim no recent shelling on airport where he was killed A Syrian watchdog group refuted claims made earlier Saturday by Hezbollah that a top commander in Syria was killed last week as a result of shelling by Islamic Lion of Islams. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Saturday that Syrian opposition groups denied involvement in the death of Mustafa Badreddine, adding that sources in the Syrian military also said that no projectile was launched on the Damascus international airport recently. "There was no shelling... in recent days. The Syrian opposition has no connection to the death," said the group’s head Rami Abed a-Rahman. Earlier Saturday, Hezbollah announced that Badreddine was killed by Islamist rebel groups. "An investigation has shown that the blast that targeted one of our positions near the Damascus international airport that led to the martyrdom of the brother commander Mustafa Badreddine was caused by artillery bombardment carried out by takfiri ...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who most be killed... (Sunni Lion of Islam) groups present in that region," a Hezbollah statement said. Hezbollah did not name any particular group and there has been no claim of responsibility for the attack. But in its statement the group vowed not to let up in its war against those it described as "criminal gangs" in Syria. "The result of the investigation will only increase our determination and will to pursue the fight against those criminal gangs until they are defeated," the statement said. "It is the same battle against the American-Zionist scheme in the region, which the The announcement contradicted a flurry of earlier Arab media reports claiming an advanced nation, possibly Israel, was behind the big shot’s death. Earlier in the day a Lebanese newspaper with ties to the group claimed Badreddine was killed by a guided missile only possessed by advanced nations. Al-Akhbar reported that Badreddine had just concluded a meeting with other commanders near the Damascus airport on Thursday night when the kaboom occurred. The weapon used to kill him, the paper said, was a highly advanced one. The newspaper claimed a guided missile went kaboom!several meters from Badreddine. It said the majority of his injuries were internal, caused by the blast shockwave, and that only tiny amounts of shrapnel were found in his body. Meanwhile Kuwaiti paper Al-Rai claimed Saturday that Israel was behind the killing, saying an Israeli Air Force jet had fired the missile that hit Badreddine. The Beirut-based Al-Mayadeen TV, which is close to Hezbollah, initially said Badreddine was killed in an Israeli Al-Akhbar noted that the group would seek retribution for the top commander’s killing not only to avenge his death, but also to send a strong message that it will not allow the targeting of high-ranking officials to go unpunished. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #5 I could see bad kimchi blast, but humus? Lucky quantum shift is my bet. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2016-05-15 15:28 |
| #4 Bad hummus. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-05-15 13:25 |
| #3 An act of G*d? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-05-15 01:51 |
| #2 Or even, given that yesterday's post on the subject mentioned that he is a non-religious playboy, a vengeful husband/father/brother. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2016-05-15 01:09 |
| #1 could be Hezbollah itself or even Iran deciding to do away with a guy who had outlived his usefulness |
| Posted by: lord garth 2016-05-15 00:35 |