FSA: Hizbullah, Iran Might Be Guilty of Asaad Assassination Attempt
The rebel Free Syria Army announced on Monday that it believes Hizbullah and Iran might have been involved in the assassination attempt of FSA Commander Riad al-Asaad in eastern Syria.
"I do not think the opposition has any role in the attack on al-Asaad but there are other undercover parties that might have been involved,” FSA Joint Command spokesman Fahd al-Masri told radio Voice of Lebanon (100.5).
He noted: “The Syrian regime has planted many spies and detectives. Hizbullah and Iran might have played a role”.
Al-Masri lamented: “The opposition is fragmented and has not been up to the expectations and the sacrifices Syria has given".
Commenting on al-Asaad's health condition, al-Masri revealed that “he might lose his life”.
He elaborated: “He has lost his leg in the blast and he is in a very critical condition”.
"If he dies, God forbids, it would be a huge loss to Syria”.
Al-Asaad was wounded overnight in a blast that hit his car in eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights watchdog said on Monday.
A government official in Ankara confirmed Asaad had been hurt, saying he had lost a leg in the attack but that he was in "good condition" after being rushed across the Syrian border into Turkey for treatment.
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