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Blasts hit Damascus area building, Lebanese militant Samir Qantar believed killed
Reuters ^ | 12/20/2015 | Mariam Karouny

Posted on 12/19/2015 8:25:19 PM PST by Nextrush

Beirut (Reuters)-A number of rockets hit a building in the Damascus district of Jaramana on Sunday, reportedly killing Lebanese militant leader Samir Qantar, according to government loyalists.

Syria's state media blamed "terrorist groups" for the attack, but government loyalists said the explosions were an Israeli strike believed to have killed Qantar, who is reviled in Israel for a 1979 attack that killed four people.

Israel released Qantar in 2008 as part of a prisoner swap with the Lebanese Shi'te Hezbollah group and he is believed to have rejoined the group since....

Israel has struck Syria several times since the start of the war (Civil War in Syria), mostly destroying weaponry such as missiles that Israeli officials said were destined for Hezbollah, Israel's long-time foe in neighboring Lebanon.....

Syrian government loyalists blamed Israel for the attack on Sunday.

"Two Israeli warplanes carried out the raid which targeted the building in Jaramana and struck the designated place with four long range missiles," the NDF in Jaramana Facebook page said.....

(Excerpt) Read more at af.reuters.com ...


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KEYWORDS: damascus; egypt; eritrea; fatah; gaza; hamas; hizbollah; iran; iraq; israel; jaramana; jihad; jordan; kgb; kurdistan; lebanon; patricelumumbaschool; russia; samirqantar; sinai; syria; terrorism; waronterror; yemen
Assad loyalists say two Israeli aircraft carried out the attack in Damascus early Sunday morning.

Israel has been judicious in its military actions in Syria during the civil war, but it has always struck at Assad's military and forces supporting it like those commanded by the now dead terrorist leader.

1 posted on 12/19/2015 8:25:19 PM PST by Nextrush
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To: Nextrush

The link takes you to page 2 of the Reuters story.

You will have to click at the bottom to see page 1.


2 posted on 12/19/2015 8:27:14 PM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: Nextrush

Israel’s efficient Air Force facilitating the terrorists hookups with their assigned virgins.


3 posted on 12/19/2015 8:41:05 PM PST by BigEdLB (Take it Easy, Chuck. I'm Not Taking it Back -- Donald Trump)
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To: BigEdLB

Someone is apparently doing something.

Whether Israel will openly admit taking out the terrorist is another thing.


4 posted on 12/19/2015 8:44:00 PM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: Nextrush

Thumbs up for Bibi’s Boyz....wink, wink.


5 posted on 12/19/2015 8:45:31 PM PST by BigEdLB (Take it Easy, Chuck. I'm Not Taking it Back -- Donald Trump)
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To: Nextrush

It’s their new “release and kill” policy. Something we should adopt.


6 posted on 12/19/2015 9:31:03 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves Month")
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Syria's state media blamed "terrorist groups" for the attack, but government loyalists said the explosions were an Israeli strike believed to have killed Qantar, who... Israel released Qantar in 2008 as part of a prisoner swap with the Lebanese Shi'ite Hezbollah group and he is believed to have rejoined the group...
The Shi'ites/Alawites will have difficulty rejoining the parts of Qantar.


7 posted on 12/19/2015 10:50:08 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
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Sounds like Hezbollah were hit, Assad’s co-terrorists at that.

Israel, USA intelligence must actually be seeing everything over there, Russian intelligence too.


8 posted on 12/19/2015 11:45:34 PM PST by BeadCounter (,)
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Sources link Israel to sharing at the least, intelligence with some fighting Assad, whether one believes it or not is another thing. Sources like Debka.


9 posted on 12/19/2015 11:47:14 PM PST by BeadCounter (,)
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Check this out, I thought the name was familiar, they thought they killed the same guy last summer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samir_Kuntar#Death

See the last part of the story, “attempted assassination”, I thought it was reported they did get him but they must not have; so this time??


10 posted on 12/19/2015 11:53:44 PM PST by BeadCounter (,)
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