Mohammad Issa (Arabic: محمد أحمد عيسى; January 30, 1972 – January 18, 2015) was a Lebanese Hezbollah military commander and chief of operations in Southern Syria. He was killed by an Israeli drone strike in 2015 during the Syrian Civil War.
Mohammad Ahmad Issa | |
|---|---|
| محمد أحمد عيسى | |
| Hezbollah military commander | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1972 Arabsalim, Lebanon |
| Died | 18 January 2015 (aged 42–43) Quneitra Governorate, Syria |
| Political party | Hezbollah |
| Nickname | Abu Issa |
Biography
editMohammed Issa, also known as Abu Issa, was from Arabsalim in the Nabatieh District of southern Lebanon. His father was Syrian and his mother Lebanese.[1] He joined Hezbollah by the age of 15,[2] and rose through the ranks and took a leadership in many battles with Israel, including the 2006 Lebanon War.[1] He was said to be leading Hezbollah's operations in the Golan at the time of his death and was the only one officially identified by Hezbollah as a commander.[2]
Death
editAn Israeli drone strike killed Mohammad Issa, one Iranian brigadier general, Jihad Mughniyah and four Hezbollah Field Officers in Quneitra Governorate. They were driving in a convoy in Quneitra Province alongside Revolutionary Guard Council (IRGC) near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, and on 18 January 2015 the convoy was destroyed by an Israeli drone.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Zaatari, Mohammed (20 January 2015). "Families of Hezbollah fighters bid farewell". The Daily Star. Beirut. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021.
- ^ a b Samaha, Nour (19 January 2015). "Hezbollah mourns fighters killed in attack". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Hezbollah fighters killed in Israeli attack". Al Jazeera. 19 January 2015.