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NSA: Israel Assassinated Top Assad Aide Inside Syria in 2008

HeadlineJul 16, 2015

Newly published National Security Agency documents leaked by Edward Snowden have revealed Israeli naval commandos were responsible for the mysterious 2008 assassination of a top aide to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Muhammad Suleiman was shot and killed by a sniper while he was holding a dinner party at his beachfront home in Tartus, Syria. Details of the assassination were included in a secret NSA document titled Manhunting Timeline published by The Intercept on Wednesday.

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