The news comes hours after an Israeli dronezap on a car in Syria near the Syria-Leb
...an Iranian satrapy currently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...border was reported by a war monitor and by pro-government radio Sham FM. The Hezbollah official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.
The Britannia-based war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said two members of Hezbollah were in the car were killed in the strike, while a Syrian driver is critically maimed. There was no immediate comment from Syrian authorities or from the Israeli military.
Hezbollah later identified the bully boy as Yasser Nemr Qranbish, though it did not disclose the details of his death as they normally do with combatants who aren’t in leadership roles.
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[LI] i24NEWS: "Second terrorist killed in Syria airstrike reportedly senior official in IRGC."
With Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist group escalating cross-border rocket attacks on Israel, an alleged Israeli airstrike eliminated Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah’s ex-bodyguard, Yasser Qarnabash.
Nasrallah’s longtime confidant ,Qarnabash, was responsible for weapons smuggling operation in Syria, a major supply route for Iranian military equipment bound to Hezbollah, news report suggest.
NEW - today’s strike in #Syria killed the former bodyguard of #Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, "Al-Hajj Abou Al-Fadl Qarnabash."
— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) July 9, 2024
A key Hezb operative with close links to the IRGC’s Quds Force, he’s been active in #Iraq & #Syria in recent years. https://t.co/ONSK51A6tR pic.twitter.com/8M8DO7nrb4
The slain terrorist was accompanied by a senior terror operative belonging to Iran’s Islamic Guard Corps (IRGC), Israeli media reports indicate. "Second terrorist killed in Syria airstrike reportedly senior official in IRGC," the Israel TV channel i24NEWS reported.
The Times of Israel reported Hezbollah operative’s elimination:
An alleged Israeli strike in Syria earlier today killed a former personal bodyguard of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, an official with the Lebanese terror group says.
The Hezbollah official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.
Earlier, Hezbollah announced the death of Yasser Qarnabash in a purported Israeli strike on the Beirut-Damascus highway, but did not detail his role or rank in the terror group.