Kamal Hussein Ghanaja (also known as Nizar Abu Mujahid) was a mid-level military official of Hamas and a former aid to one of its slain external leaders Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.[1][2] Ghanaja was one of the few Hamas officials that continued to based in the city of Damascus after much of the Syria-based leadership there withdrew from the country as a result of the 2011-2012 Syrian uprising. Following the mass departure, Ghanaja was left in charge of the groups organizational networks within Syria.[2]
- ^ Hamas member 'assassinated' in Syrian capital Damascus. BBC News. 2012-06-28.
- ^ a b Al-Mughrabi, Nidal. Hamas says member killed in Damascus home. Reuters. 2012-06-28.