Mohammad Ali Younes

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Mohammad Ali Younes (died 4 April 2020) was the head of Hezbollah's counter espionage unit, [1] [2] [3] and a member of the Islamic Resistance, the military wing of Hezbollah. [4]

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Younes was reportedly a close associate of Qasem Soleimani. [5]

Death

He was shot in between Qaqiyat al-Jisr and Zawtar El Gharbiyeh, near Nabatiyeh [5] in southern Lebanon on 4 April 2020 [1] (after first being stabbed according to Al Arabiya). [2]

The Associated Press reported that he had at least two stab wounds and four bullet wounds.[ citation needed ]

The Lebanese state run National News Agency reported that a suspect had been arrested.[ citation needed ]

It appears is reported that the vehicle he was in was ambushed. [1]

Hezbollah's media source and Iran's Fars News described him as a martyr. [4] [6]

Opposition Lebanese media blamed the Mossad for the killing. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hezbollah Official Assassinated in Southern Lebanon". Asharq AL-awsat.
  2. 1 2 "Hezbollah spy hunter's murder mystery". Al Arabiya English. 9 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Hezbollah Commander 'Charged With Tracking Down Israeli Collaborators' Assassinated in Southern Lebanon". Algemeiner.com.
  4. 1 2 "Member of Hezbollah's military wing killed in southern Lebanon - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020.
  5. 1 2 Halaschak, Zachary (6 April 2020). "Senior Hezbollah commander found dead with gunshot and stab wounds: Reports". Washington Examiner. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Israel, David. "Hezbollah Commander Assassinated in South Lebanon".
  7. ↑ "Prominent Hezbollah commander killed in Lebanon". 5 April 2020.


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