Hezbollah was one of the pioneers of using suicide bombers to kill opponents. In Syria, the al-Qaeda allied al-Nusra Front continues to give the Lebanese Shia militants a taste of their own medicine. They launched a suicide car bomb attack against a compound in Damascus where members of Hezbollah were gathered with Iranians for a meeting. Allegedly 40 members of Hezbollah and some Iranians were killed in the attack.
Syrian rebel forces claim they killed at least 40 Hezbollah and Iranian fighters in Damascus, according to Israel Radio.
The rebels say they detonated a car bomb near a compound where the operatives from Iran and Hezbollah gathered for a meeting, Israel Radio reported. These claims could not be independently corroborated.
Here is a video of the attack.
This is Predator vs. Aliens happening in real life.
Tags: al Nusra Front, Arab Spring, Syrian War
