Ali Mussa Daqduq had been captured by U.S. forces following the audacious 2007 raid that left five U.S. soldiers dead, but he was later released by the Iraqis.

Summary

Israel conducted an airstrike in Syria, killing senior Hezbollah commander Ali Mussa Daqduq, who orchestrated the 2007 Karbala raid that killed five U.S. soldiers.

Militants, disguised as U.S. forces, breached a U.S.-Iraqi base, capturing and later killing four soldiers.

U.S. forces captured Daqduq in 2007, linking the attack to Iran’s Quds Force, but he was released by Iraq in 2012, sparking U.S. outrage.

After his release, Daqduq resumed leadership within Hezbollah.

  • small44@lemmy.worldEnglish
    206·
    3 days ago

    It doesn’t matter how much leaders they kill, the spirit of resistance won’t extinguish

    • Fizz@lemmy.nzEnglish
      44·
      2 days ago

      This is one of the major problems with the conflict. They will never accept defeat and stop attacking. Trapping the entire country in eternal conflict.

      • Count042English
        1·
        2 days ago

        Who is they?

        How were ‘they’ defeated?

        What does it mean to be defeated?

        • Fizz@lemmy.nzEnglish
          2·
          2 days ago

          Hezbolla. There is no chance of them getting a favorable outcome through continued fighting.

          • Count042English
            1·
            2 days ago

            Tell that to them in 2006.

            They’ve won everything they have through fighting. Turns out that the Israeli’s, like every other occupying force in history, find being an occupying force to be utterly corrosive to their fighting capabilities. Right now, without air cover, they are nothing.