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Lebanese Hezbollah commander killed in Iraq

By Bassem Mroue
Published July 31, 2014 1:44pm ET
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Lebanese Hezbollah commander killed in Iraq
Supporters listen as Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, center, speaks during a rally to mark Jerusalem Day or Al-Quds Day, in suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, July 25, 2014. Nasrallah said that the "resistance" in Gaza became victorious after the Zionists and all their backers worldwide failed in achieving any of their goals. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) | Bilal Hussein

BEIRUT (AP) — A commander with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah was recently killed while on a “jihadi mission” in Iraq, officials in Lebanon said Thursday.

The officials, who are close to the Shiite Hezbollah, said that Ibrahim Mohammed al-Haj was killed sometime in the past week.

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