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Hezbollah’s chief of operations, Imad Mughniyah, was killed Feb. 12 when an improvised explosive device (IED) placed on or inside a car was detonated at around 10:40 p.m. local time approximately 700 yards east of the Cham City Center in the Kafer Soseh area of Damascus, Syria. Stratfor sources in the region say Hajj Hussein Khalil, the deputy secretary-general of Hezbollah’s political wing, was also killed in the blast, as were several bodyguards, though other reports have not verified the additional casualties.

Mossad Strike?

The killing required a high level of tactical intelligence regarding Mughniyah’s location and movements; it also called for an operational unit on the ground with “eyes on” to detonate the bomb remotely. The remote detonation also provided the operational team with distance to assist in their escape.

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