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Hezbollah Commander Killed in Syria fighting
Arutz Sheva ^ | 8/12/13

Posted on 12/08/2013 5:56:37 PM PST by Eleutheria5

A top military commander of Hezbollah, which is helping Syrian troops battle rebels, has died in fighting in Syria, a Lebanese security source said.

"Ali Bazzi, a high-ranking Hezbollah military commander, was killed today in a combat zone," said the source on Sunday, without specifying the location.

Sources have confirmed the death of Bazzi to Al Jazeera.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported earlier that Hezbollah fighters died Sunday during battles in Nabuk, one of the last rebel-held areas in the Qalamoun region bordering Lebanon.

"There is fierce fighting in Nabuk between government forces, backed by Lebanese Hezbollah fighters, and Al-Nusra Front and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant," the watchdog said.

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(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Israel; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alibazzi; dead; fighting; hizbollah; iran; israel; lebanon; syria; waronterror
Encore! Encore! Yay!
1 posted on 12/08/2013 5:56:37 PM PST by Eleutheria5
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To: Eleutheria5

The Sunni jihadists hate the Assad Alawite regime and its Iranian Shiite backers.

Assad’s forces appear to have the upper hand.


2 posted on 12/08/2013 6:24:16 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Eleutheria5

Enough to bring tears to ones eyes.


3 posted on 12/08/2013 6:27:38 PM PST by riverrunner
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To: Eleutheria5

Three. Cheers!!!! Hooray! The more islamonazis we can give quick tickets to hell, the better for the entire world.


4 posted on 12/08/2013 6:32:18 PM PST by faithhopecharity
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To: Eleutheria5

John McCain and John Kerry will be leading the US delegation at the funeral


5 posted on 12/08/2013 6:39:17 PM PST by Bibman (Tea Party since 1976)
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To: Eleutheria5

Caught him in transit between CPs?

I can’t believe he was on the front lines.


6 posted on 12/08/2013 7:06:18 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: Eleutheria5

Thanks for “making my day”.

Keep the good news and body count coming.


7 posted on 12/08/2013 7:25:11 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: BenLurkin

Praise Allah that he was. Now let’s hope the rest of the big cheeses follow his example to prove how brave they are.


8 posted on 12/08/2013 7:29:18 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: Eleutheria5
Usually, it's, don't kill the messenger.

But in this case, it's, don't kiss the messenger.

9 posted on 12/08/2013 7:41:06 PM PST by lbryce (Obama:The Worst is Yet To Come)
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To: Eleutheria5

Better them killing each other than them trying to kill us.


10 posted on 12/09/2013 9:17:04 AM PST by Thunder90 (All posts soley represent my own opinion.)
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To: Thunder90

Amen. Pass the popcorn.


11 posted on 12/09/2013 9:25:55 AM PST by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Good riddance. Thanks Eleutheria5. And from the FRchives:

Syria blast killed Moughniyah - Hezbollah [Commander of]
Reuters (excerpt) | February 13, 2007
Posted on 2/13/2008 3:52:19 AM by HAL9000
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1969529/posts


12 posted on 12/09/2013 3:19:06 PM PST by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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