On Friday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported {that a} Hezbollah commander and his bodyguard, each Lebanese residents, have been killed in an assault within the western countryside of Aleppo, Syria.
In keeping with the Observatory, the assault was carried out by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militants, who focused the army automobile 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 army group based mostly in Lebanon, has performed a major position in supporting the Syrian authorities within the ongoing battle, which started in 2011.
Since brazenly intervening on the aspect of President Bashar al-Assad’s forces in 2012, round 2,000 Hezbollah fighters, together with senior commanders, died within the Syrian struggle.
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.
