There are conflicting accounts of what happened. The Israeli army says its troops came under sniper fire during a routine operation on Israel's side of the frontier.
VOA: standard.2010.08.03
He also provides play-by-play as his newfound companions lay down suppressive fire on the suspected position of a U.S. Armysniper.
Avar, who was apparently once apart of Russia's Army Special Forces, an expert in poison and a trained sniper, is thought to be the head suspected al Qaeda cell.