Israel's 18-year-old Assassination Details
Israeli and American sources revealed that the assassination of Syrian Major General Muhammad Suleiman, who was close to Bashar Assad and handled sensitive files such as strategic weapons and relations with Hezbollah, was carried out by an Israeli naval commando unit on August 1, 2008, off the Syrian coast near Tartus. The operation targeted Suleiman at his residence late at night, where he was shot three times at close range without any armed confrontation. It is believed that the aim was to prevent Syria from rebuilding its nuclear capabilities and to influence arms transfer operations and related security measures. Secret documents from the U.S. National Security Agency, along with notes from Israeli officials, remained ambiguous for years about Israel's involvement in the assassination, which is considered one of the most prominent assassinations within Syria during Bashar Assad's era.
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