Al Jazeera: Israeli 'commandos assassinated' top Syrian general
A leaked NSA document says killing of Brigadier General Mohammed Sleiman in 2008 was an Israeli military operation.
Israel is responsible for the 2008 murder of a top security aide of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, according to secret US intelligence files.
Brigadier General Mohammed Sleiman was shot in the head and neck on August 1, 2008 by a small team of Israeli commandos as he enjoyed a dinner party at his luxury seaside home on the Syrian coast, said The Intercept website, citing the leaked files.
The Israeli military team then escaped by sea.
"The internal National Security Agency document, provided by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, is the first official confirmation that the assassination of Sleiman was an Israeli military operation," said the website.
The revelation "ends speculation that an internal dispute within the Syrian government led to his death," it added.
Update: Israel assassinated top Syrian general: leaked US files -- AFP
WNU Editor: The Edward Snowden NSA leaks keep on giving.
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