Abu Ali Mahdi , the Hezbollah commander of one of the brigades of the of Abou El Fadl Abbas Ahmed Salum Battalion was killed in Homs Syria, where he has been fighting alongside the forces of the Syrian regime of president Bashar al-Assad against the rebels.Hezbollah announced his death on Wednesday and said a funeral will be held for him in the southern Lebanese town of Nabatiyeh, where he will also be buried
In the obituary Hezbollah stated that Mahdi died as a hero while on jihadist duty .