Hezbollah commander martyred in clashes with Daesh in Syria
The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement says one of its senior commanders has been martyred during clashes with Takfiri Daesh terrorists in central Syria.
According to Press TV, Hezbollah said on Wednesday that 44-year-old Ali al-Hadi al-Ashiqon, also known by his nickname Alhaj Abbas, was martyred in Syria’s central desert of Palmyra on Monday.
The resistance movement has played a critical role in the Syrian military’s counter-terrorism operations over the past few years.
Daesh elements have lately retreated from much of the territory under their control amid sweeping advances by Syrian government forces on the battlefield.
On Friday, Syrian troops, backed by allied forces, foiled a Daesh attempt to wrest control of a strategic road connecting Palmyra to the eastern city of Dayr al-Zawr.
“The Syrian army and its allies completely secured the Dayr al-Zawr-Palmyra highway after foiling the intense attack,” a Hezbollah media unit said.
Russia strike kills terrorist commanders
Separately on Wednesday, Russia said its latest air raid in Syria had critically injured one of the leaders of the so-called Tahrir al-Sham terrorist group and killed a dozen of his field commanders as well as around 50 of his bodyguard.
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said in a statement that Abu Mohamad al-Golani was targeted in an intelligence-led special operation while he was meeting his commanders.
“As a result of the strike, the Nusra Front leader, Abu Mohamad al-Golani, sustained numerous shrapnel wounds and, having lost an arm, is in a critical condition, according to information from several independent sources,” he said.
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