Khaberni - Despite about two years since the killing of Luna Al-Shabal, the advisor of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the mystery surrounding her death still remains.
In July 2024, while the Gaza war was making headlines, Al-Shabal was found dead in her BMW on a highway outside Damascus, while at the time, state media described the incident as a traffic accident.
But the circumstances were very strange, as her car only sustained minor damage, yet her skull was shattered. Rumors quickly spread at the time that she was killed on orders from Tehran on charges of leaking intelligence information to the Israelis.
However, a former Israeli official and two individuals with connections to the former regime confirmed that “Assad ordered the killing of his former lover,” according to their expression.
"A Russian agent"
The former Israeli official also revealed that Al-Shabal had effectively become "a Russian agent, providing Moscow with information about Iran's activities in Syria," as reported by "The Atlantic" magazine.
Besides, he believed that Luna "might have felt the approaching end of Assad and that she needed another protector."
Furthermore, informed sources revealed that Assad was living his last days in Damascus in a sort of detachment from reality, unaware of the imminence of his fall. They indicated that the former Syrian regime leader spent a significant portion of his time "playing video games and watching pornographic clips."
