DHAKA: Top Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddine was killed in Israeli air strike in Syria this week.

He took part in most of the operations of the Islamic resistance since 1982, Hezbollah said in a statement announcing his death on Friday, describing Badreddine as a ‘great jihadi leader’, Al Jazeera reports on Friday (May 13).

Badreddine (55) was one of the highest ranking officials in the group, and assessed by the US government to be responsible for Hezbollah's military operations in Syria, where it is fighting alongside the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

He was killed on Tuesday night, the statement said, adding that the attack targeted one of its bases near Damascus airport.

BDST: 1503 HRS, May 13, 2016
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