Head of Syrian intel’s ‘Palestine Department’ said assassinated

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Head of Syrian intel’s ‘Palestine Department’ said assassinated

Ahmad Issa Habib reportedly shot in head by unknown assailants; he was responsible for 'the struggle against Israel'
By TOI staff   18 August 2018, 5:05 pm

A Syrian military intelligence officer in charge of the army’s “Palestine Department” was assassinated Saturday in the country’s northwest, Arabic media reported.

Ahmad Issa Habib was said to have been shot in the head by unknown assailants in the village of Baarin, west of the city of Hama. Some reports said he was killed in his car, others that he was hit at his home.

According to Israel’s Army Radio, quoting Syrian opposition sources, Habib was the point man in President Bashar Assad’s regime “responsible for the struggle against Israel.”

Read more at: https://www.timesofisrael.com/head-of-syrian-intelligences-palestine-department-assassinated-report/

Philip Habib was a major diplomat for Reagan. So, a name shared.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Habib

Sometimes, I remember the name but little else.

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Philip Habib was a major diplomat for Reagan. So, a name shared.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Habib

Sometimes, I remember the name but little else.

Philip Habib... "The Envoy"... honored by Warren Zevon.  Oh, how the world changes little...

Whenever there's a crisis
The President sends his envoy in
Guns in Damascus
Oh, Jerusalem

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"According to Israel’s Army Radio, quoting Syrian opposition sources, Habib was the point man in President Bashar Assad’s regime “responsible for the struggle against Israel.”

There goes one who won't be missed.

[Fishrrman]

Ho, hum.
Can we get a few more assassins to step up to the task...?  ;)

[TomSea]

Philip Habib... "The Envoy"... honored by Warren Zevon.  Oh, how the world changes little...

Whenever there's a crisis
The President sends his envoy in
Guns in Damascus
Oh, Jerusalem

! No longer available

Wow. Thanks. I did not know that.