Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Hezbollah's Military Leader Killed in Syria by VOA News The militant Islamic group Hezbollah says its top military commander Mustafa Badreddine has been killed in Syria. The Lebanese-based group issued a statement Friday on a Beirut television channel saying Badreddine was killed in an Israeli airstrike. Badreddine has been Hezbollah's military commander since 2008. He was implicated in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri. __________________________________________________________________ [1]http://www.voanews.com/content/hezbollah-military-leader-killed-in-s yria/3328601.html References 1. http://www.voanews.com/content/hezbollah-military-leader-killed-in-syria/3328601.html