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MEMRI: Iranian Assistance to Hizbullah
On July 29, 2006, the London Arabic daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat published a detailed article on assistance extended to Hizbullah by Iran's Revolutionary Guards, as reported by a high-ranking Revolutionary Guards officer who had trained Hizbullah naval units. According to the officer, Hizbullah has a diver unit and a naval commando unit. He further claims that Revolutionary Guards officers assisted Hizbullah in the July 14, 2006 firing of a C802 missile at an Israeli Navy ship, and had also helped Hizbullah construct underground facilities including command and control rooms which are being operated by Revolutionary Guards officers along with Hizbullah fighters.In addition, Iranian news agencies have published a number of reports about groups of Iranian volunteers sent to Lebanon to aid Hizbullah in its fight against Israel. The following are excerpts from these reports on Iranian assistance to Hizbullah. Rest at link. Posted by: ed 2006-07-31 |
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