SYRIA CONFLICT: BLAST KILLS LEADER OF AHRAR AL-SHAM REBELS (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Wednesday, September 10, 2014, 11:54

Hassan Abboud (seated) was the head of the political bureau of the Islamic Front alliance

The leader of one of the biggest Islamist rebel groups in Syria has been killed by an explosion in the north-western province of Idlib.

Ahrar al-Sham said Hassan Abboud was among a number of senior figures who died in the blast at the group's headquarters in the town of Ram Hamdan.

There were conflicting reports about the cause of the blast and it was also unclear who was responsible.

Islamic State was accused of killing an Ahrar al-Sham leader earlier this year.

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