Wissam al-Tawil | |
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Native name | وسام الطويل[1] |
Born | 1970 Tyre, Lebanon |
Died | 8 January 2024 Majdel Selm, Lebanon | (aged 53–54)
Allegiance | |
Service/ | Redwan Force |
Years of service | 1989–2024 |
Battles/wars |
Wissam al-Tawil (Arabic: وسام الطويل; 1970 or 1976 – 8 January 2024), also known as Wissam Tawil or Jawad al-Tawil (Arabic: جواد الطويل), was a Lebanese militant and senior commander of Hezbollah's Radwan Force.
After joining Hezbollah in 1989, he participated in some of the group's biggest military engagements, including the 2006 Hezbollah cross-border raid that sparked the 2006 Lebanon War. During the Syrian Civil War, Tawil led the group's coordination with the Syrian Arab Army and was a close aide of Mustafa Badreddine, Hezbollah's chief commander in Syria. Tawil also maintained close ties with Imad Mughniyeh and Qassem Soleimani of Iran's Quds Force.