Syrian Observatory Refutes Hizbullah Claims on Badreddine's Death
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The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights rejected Hizbullah's statement on the assassination of its prominent commander Mustapha Badreddine, refuting its accusation that “takfiri” groups had killed him in the Syrian capital Damascus.
It quoted reliable Islamic sources and others from the Syrian regime as saying that no rocket was fired at Damascus international airport or its vicinity in the past few days.
The Observatory also did not record the firing of any shell in the area.
“All that Hizbullah claimed over the death of its military commander by a shell fired by local factions near the airport area is baseless,” it added.
“Hizbullah has to reveal the real story of the death of its military commander in Syria.”
The pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat on Sunday said that the rebels factions are some 12 kilometers away from Damascus airport and they therefore did not have the capabilities to kill Badreddine.
Several Syrian opposition members speculated that his death was an “inside job that reflects the conflict between the Iranian and Russian forces in Damascus.”
Hizbullah announced Badreddine's death in Damascus on Friday, blaming “takfiri” groups for the murder.
Badreddine, who was in his mid-50s, was a key player in Hizbullah's military wing.
He was on a U.S. terror sanctions blacklist and a key suspect in the 2005 assassination in Beirut of ex-Premier Rafik Hariri in addition to being one of Israel's most wanted men.
Hizbullah has deployed thousands of fighters in Syria where Badreddine led its intervention in support of President Bashar Assad.
15 May 2016, 08:47
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As if anybody believes what this terror organizations says or claims. It is clear even to the common person that it was either an inside job or an Israeli special ops. The rest is for internal consumption aimed at justifying hezbollah's involvement in Syria in front of its blind supporters.
15 May 2016, 11:17
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"The prosecution will stop the proceedings with respect to Mustafa Badreddine once the Tribunal has enough evidence that he passed away,” said Marwan Saqr, a Lebanese lawyer.
15 May 2016, 17:39
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Heres some more theories:
-Saad Harir still has some contacts in the syrian security apparatus and some of them are more than willing to sell out Badreddine-type-of-guys given the chance. So Saad Hariri finally makes sure justice prevails.
-Badreddine, the expert bomb maker, makes a small mistake which blow him up. Note that he was the only one killed while the others got injured. He was closest to the fire. Do you think that Hezbollah would ever have revealed such a failure for one of their heroes?
16 May 2016, 15:42
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According to well informed sources, Badreddine committed suicide with three bullets in the back of his head.
