The Death of Imad Mughniya

The LA Times came out with an interesting article over the weekend on the assassination of Imad Mughniya.

Mughniya, who was widely considered Hizballah's chief strategist and director of extraterritorial operations (i.e. terrorism), was killed on 12 February when his SUV exploded in front of his safe-house in a Damascus neighborhood also home to many Syrian intelligence officials.

Both Hizballah and Iran immediately blamed Israel for the killing, with Hizballah vowing retaliation. Iran promised a joint investigation with Syria, but the latter quickly denied such an effort. Instead, Syria promised a full investigation and a report by April (which has come and gone). While many believe that Israel was indeed behind the attack, Israeli officials have neither confirmed nor denied responsibility. This has cast speculation on the provenance of the assassination, including by Zamin in June.

Although much has been written about the event, this LAT article is a solid investigation into the many murky areas surrounding Mughniya's assassination.

[Image: Imad Mughniya from Iran's Press TV]