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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Official Close to Hezbollah Assassinated in Damascus Countryside

A Lebanese ‘Hezbollah’ militant carries his weapon as he stands in Khashaat, in the Qalamoun region on May 15, 2015. (Reuters)

Unknown individuals assassinated the commander of the Baath Brigades, a close figure to the Lebanese Hezbollah party, in the countryside of Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Monday.

The official was assassinated in recent Israeli shelling in the Damascus countryside, said the Observatory.

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