Ali Hussein Nassif

Ali Hussein Nassif
Commander of Hezbollah Forces in Syria
Personal details
Born Bodai, Baalbek, Lebanon
Died 1 October 2012
Homs, Syria
Resting place Bodai, Baalbek, Lebanon
Nationality Lebanese
Political party Hezbollah
Religion Islam
Military service
Nickname(s) Abu Abbas
Allegiance Hezbollah
Years of service ? - 2012
Battles/wars

Syrian civil war

Ali Hussein Nassif, known as Abu Abbas,[1] was a Shia Lebanese politician and high-ranking founding member of Hezbollah. Nassif was the designated commander of all Hezbollah fighters in Syria during the Syrian civil war until his death on 1 October 2012 at the hands of the Free Syrian Army.[2][3][4]

Reports of his death varied: some sources claimed Nassif had been killed by a roadside bomb or in an ensuing gunfight, while others reported that he was killed in an RPG attack.[5] Nassif's body was returned to Lebanon[6] and his funeral was held in the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek with senior party members present on 2 October 2012.[7][1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hezbollah buries top commander ‘killed in Syria’". Middle East Online. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  2. Elior Levy (2 October 2012). "Report: Top Hezbollah operative in Syria killed". Ynetnews. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  3. Ana Maria Luca (4 October 2012). "How involved is Hezbollah in Syria?". Now Lebanon. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  4. Jacinto, Leela (7 October 2012). "Are Hezbollah's mysterious 'martyrs' dying in Syria?". France 24. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  5. "Hezbollah military commander 'killed in Syria'". BBC. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  6. "Hezbollah commander reported killed in Syria". CBC News. AP. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  7. Martin Chulov (2 October 2012). "Syria bomb blast kills Hezbollah operative". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 October 2012.


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