[IsraelTimes] Almost six months have passed since the last suicide kaboom on the streets of Dahiya, the Shiâite quarter of Beirut and a Hezbollah stronghold. After a number of lethal attacks from radical Sunni groups, including the Abdullah Azzam Brigade, on Iranian and Hezbollah targets, it appears that the Shiâite organization has managed, with considerable effort, to stop the attacks, if only temporarily.There are several reasons for this success, including Hezbollah activities on the Syrian side of the border, and Lebanese Army raids on terrorist strongholds.
But a major cause for the stabilized security situation in Shiâite areas is the âsecurity zoneâ Hezbollah has created on the Syria/Leb border. It features a series of permanent bases built by the organization in recent months in order to prevent the flow of Sunni snuffies into Leb. These outposts are situated primarily in the central sector of the border. In part, this is because the movement of vehicles to the north and to the south is difficult, and can be monitored and controlled by Hezbollah without a round-the-clock presence.