The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said unknown gunmen assassinated retired major general Ahmad Ghadban on Saturday, just 24 hours after he was assigned by the Syrian regime to manage the affairs of the towns of Wadi Barada, Al-Arabiya reports.
The Syrian regime accused armed factions of assassinating Ghadban, who was chief of the negotiations committee in Wadi Barada, while activists said Hezbollah militias were involved in the assassination as it was carried out in a regime-controlled area.
