A top commander of the Lebanese militia Hizbullah has been killed while fighting the "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" (ISIS) in Syria, Annahar reported Wednesday (October 4th).
Ali al-Hadi al-Ashiq, 44, is the latest fatality for the group, which has been fighting alongside Syrian troops since 2012.
Hizbullah said he was killed in the central desert of Palmyra on Monday.
Al-Ashiq, also known by his nickname Hajj Abbas, was among first Hizbullah commanders sent to Syria and he took part in the battle in al-Qusair, near the Lebanese border.
On Monday, an unidentified warplane targeted and killed at least eight members of Hizbullah near the Syrian town of Sukhna, in central Homs province.
More than 1,000 Hizbullah fighters have been killed in Syria over the past five years, Annahar reported.
