On Friday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported {that a} Hezbollah commander and his bodyguard, each Lebanese residents, had been killed in an assault within the western countryside of Aleppo, Syria.
In accordance with the Observatory, the assault was carried out by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militants, who focused the navy car of the Hezbollah commander and his bodyguard with a guided missile.
A Syrian nationwide was additionally killed within the assault. This marks the primary fatalities for Hezbollah in Syria this yr.
Hezbollah, a political and navy group primarily based in Lebanon, has performed a big function in supporting the Syrian authorities within the ongoing battle, which started in 2011.
Since overtly intervening on the facet of President Bashar al-Assad’s forces in 2012, round 2,000 Hezbollah fighters, together with senior commanders, died within the Syrian warfare.
The group has confronted criticism and backlash for its involvement within the battle, with some accusing it of propping up the Assad regime and committing human rights abuses.
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