Mohamad Issa
Mohammad Ahmad Issa (Abu Issa) محمد احمد عیسیٰ | |
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Hezbollah military commander | |
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Born | 1972 Arabsalim, Lebanon |
Died | 18 January 2015 Quneitra Governorate, Syria | (aged 42–43)
Political party | Hezbollah |
Mohammad Issa (Arabic:محمد احمد عیسیٰ; January 30, 1972 – January 18, 2015) was a Hezbollah military commander and chief of operations in Southern Syria. He was killed by an Israeli drone strike in 2015 during the Syrian Civil War.
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Biography
Mohammed Issa, also known as Abu Issa, was from Arabsalim in the Nabatieh District of southern Lebanon. His father was Syrian and his mother Lebanese.[1] He joined Hezbollah by the age of 15,[2] and rose through the ranks and took a leadership in many battles with Israel, including the 2006 Lebanon War.[1] He was said to be leading Hezbollah's operations in the Golan at the time of his death and was the only one officially identified by Hezbollah as a commander.[2]
Death
An Israeli drone strike killed Mohammad Issa, one Iranian brigadier general, Jihad Mughniyah and four Hezbollah Field Officers in Quneitra Governorate. They were driving in a convoy in Quneitra Province alongside Revolutionary Guard Council (IRGC) near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and on 18 January 2015 the convoy was destroyed by an Israeli drone.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b Zaatari, Mohammed (20 January 2015). "Families of Hezbollah fighters bid farewell". The Daily Star. Beirut. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ a b Samaha, Nour (19 January 2015). "Hezbollah mourns fighters killed in attack". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Hezbollah fighters killed in Israeli attack". Al Jazeera. 19 January 2015.
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