Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Official: Hezbollah fighters killed in Syria

In this photo provided by Turkish Prime Minister's Press Service, Palestinian Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal speaks during the congress of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Kayhan Ozer)

In this photo provided by Turkish Prime Minister's Press Service, Palestinian Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal speaks during the congress of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Kayhan Ozer)

A displaced Syrian woman holds her 15-day-old granddaughter at the door of a school where almost 15 families from Homs are living in Souran village, Syria, Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. Activists say government warplanes bombed a town northwest of Aleppo, killing at least 21 people including five children. One report says 30 people were killed in the town, just four miles from the border with Turkey. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

The body of a Syrian woman is seen near Izaz's Hospital after being shot by a sniper in the countryside around Izaz, near the Turkish border with Syria, Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. Activists say government warplanes bombed a town northwest of Aleppo, killing at least 21 people including five children. One report says 30 people were killed in the town, just four miles from the border with Turkey. (AP Photo/ Manu Brabo)

A displaced Syrian woman and her daughter stand at the door of a school where almost 15 families from Homs are living, in Souran village, Syria, Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. Activists say government warplanes bombed a town northwest of Aleppo, killing at least 21 people including five children. One report says 30 people were killed in the town, just four miles from the border with Turkey. (AP Photo/ Manu Brabo)

(AP) ? A Lebanese security official says a Hezbollah commander and several other fighters from the militant group have been killed in Syria.

The Shiite Muslim group is a strong ally of the Syrian regime. The Syrian opposition has long accused the group of assisting President Bashar Assad crack down on the 18-month-old uprising, a claim the group has denied.

The security official said Tuesday that Hezbollah commander Ali Hussein Nassif's body was brought to Lebanon through the Masnaa border crossing. He spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.

It was not clear whether he had been fighting alongside the Syrian army.

Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV showed the funerals of at least two Hezbollah members it said were killed while performing their "jihadi duty."

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/cae69a7523db45408eeb2b3a98c0c9c5/Article_2012-10-02-Syria/id-ddd7a2a5b7c94a18a351641ce472a358

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