Israeli Special Forces Killed Syrian General Who Was Top Assad Aide

Israeli Special Forces Assassinated Senior Syrian Official

KIRYAT UNO, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 05: (ISRAEL OUT) Israeli soldiers from a Counter terrorism unit take part in a drill simulating a terrorists attack on a school in the early morning of October 5, 2011 in Kiryat Uno, Israel. The Israel Navy have recently introduced anti-terror technology including simulator called the ''Bridge'' which comprises of 20 plasma screens and will commandos, navel and marines to counter terror threats more easily. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

According to an internal National Security Agency document provided by Edward Snowden, the 2008 assassination of Muhammad Suleiman, a top General and aide to the Syrian president, was an Israeli military operation.