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Iran’s Qassem Soleimani reveals role during 2006 Hezbollah-Israel War
 , told Iranian state TV on Wednesday that he was present in Leb during the 34-day-long Hezbollah-Israel War in 2006."Yep. There I wuz..." During the 90-minute-long interview, Soleimani detailed his role in advising Hezbollah as they faced off against the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). "... so I gets him in me sights, an' I starts squeezin' off me round..." The Quds Force commander said he was entrenched with the Hezbollah military commander at the time, Imad Moughniyeh, who was later assassinated in Damascus by Israel in 2008. "Yessir, there we wuz, me and Imad. 'Muggsy,' we used to call him..." He would detail how he and Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Sayyed His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah  ...The satrap of the Medes and the Persians in Leb...barely escaped a bomb that struck the Lebanese group’s operations room in Beirut’s southern suburbs "Tried to blow us up, the bustards! An' him a holy man!" However, a clean conscience makes a soft pillow... Soleimani said he was not deterred after the attack, as he remained inside of Leb for much of the war. "Nah. I wasn't scared. Not me. Takes more'n a bomb or two to scare me." Soleimani’s interview marked the first time that the commander of the Quds Force discussed his role during the 2006 War. The Quds Force commander has played a major role in several regional conflicts since 2006; these include the Iraq War (2003-2010) and Syrian Conflict (2011-Present). Related: Qassem Soleimani: 2019-09-24 Israel says Syrian military shot down Iranian drone Qassem Soleimani: 2019-09-10 Strike attributed to IDF destroys Iranian storehouses on Syria-Iraq border Qassem Soleimani: 2019-08-27 IDF: Israel Followed Iran ‘Killer Drones’ Plot for Weeks Related: Quds Force: 2019-09-28 If US escalates tensions, Iran will target US troops in Iraq: ambassador Quds Force: 2019-09-24 Israel says Syrian military shot down Iranian drone Quds Force: 2019-09-21 Trump announces toughest sanctions ‘ever’ on Iran Related: Hezbollah-Israel: 2009-11-21 Nasrallah re-elected Hezbollah chief for 6th term Hezbollah-Israel: 2008-02-21 Saudi Warnings Mark Lebanon Jitters Hezbollah-Israel: 2007-07-03 Lebanon deploys 300- strong police force along borders with Syria Related: Hezbollah: 2019-09-28 Early reports of new Russian airstrike on jihadist positions in west Idlib Hezbollah: 2019-09-27 Israel Intensifies Measures along Leb Border Hezbollah: 2019-09-26 Islamic Jihad seeking to build rockets in West Bank – report Related: Imad Moughniyeh: 2015-03-01 We will raise the flag of Islam over the White House - Iranian Cleric Imad Moughniyeh: 2015-01-20 Israeli source: We meant to target low-ranking guerrillas in Syria, not Iranian general Imad Moughniyeh: 2010-11-23 Report: Azerbaijan Frees Hizbullah Members Accused of Plotting Attack on Israeli Embassy Related: Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah: 2019-09-23 Hezbollah leader warns Saudi Arabia will be destroyed if they go to war with Iran Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah: 2019-09-13 U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Four Members of Hizbullah Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah: 2019-09-09 Pompeo said to warn Lebanon that Israel could strike Hezbollah missile factory Posted by: Fred 2019-10-03 |
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