Rebels kill commander of Shiite Militia in Syria

Iraqi Shiite activists, loyal to Bashar al-Assad, have mourned top commander of Thu al-Faqqar militia who was killed in Syria recently.

Haidar Jebouri, dubbed “Abu Shahd” reportedly has been killed in Daraa province by Syrian rebels, activists of the embattled city of Daraa said.

Many people of al-Nabk city in Qalamoun region had been massacred by Jebouri months ago, according to human rights advocates.

The Iraqi and Lebanese Shiite militant groups have sent its gunmen to fight alongside Assad's forces, providing a significant boost to the Assad's overstretched military.

Shiites’ deep involvement in Syria underlines the regional sectarian aspect of the conflict, in which an Iranian-backed Shiite axis faces off against Sunnis supported by Gulf Arabs in a proxy war extending into Lebanon and Iraq.

Syrian conflict is estimated to have killed around 140,000 people and displaced millions more.