A Palestinian refugee in Lebanon who volunteered to fight in Iraq against US forces some nine months ago has been killed, officials at the Mieh Mieh refugee camp in Sidon announced over the weekend. Hassan Suleiman, the 18-year-old son of Palestinian official Jamal Suleiman, is the second Palestinian resident of Lebanon to die in Iraq after Ibrahim Khalil, who was killed shortly after the US-led forces invaded Iraq.
He headed to the country with hundreds of his Lebanese and Arab peers. His parents lost track of him after Iraq fell under the control of the occupying forces. The news was confirmed by Suleiman’s friend, who accompanied him there. Hassan’s father received condolences from various Palestinian factions and Lebanese officials at the camp. He said only that Hassan died on Dec. 11 in a suicide attack against a US military base west of Baghdad. A ceremony was held on Saturday at the Moussalli Mosque in the Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp to commemorate the passing away of the young man. Suleiman’s body will not be returned to Lebanon because it was blown to pieces in the attack. Suleiman belonged to a Palestinian militant group called Ansar Allah, or Partisans of God.
| Well, I'm certainly glad he's dead. I hope his passing was very painful. Say hello to Himmler for us, Hassan. |
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