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| The Times: Assad Backed by 1,500 Hizbullah Fighters |
| 2012-10-08 |
| [An Nahar] Hizbullah is "covertly providing men and support to the Assad government and currently has about 1,500 members inside Syria," British newspaper The Times has quoted a Syrian defector as saying. The claims come amid reports of Hizbullah fighters, including a senior founder member of the organization, being killed in Syria and buried in Leb. "Despite repeated official Hizbullah denials, interviews with multiple sources -- including Shia sources close to Hizbullah, members of the Free Syrian Army and Western diplomats with access to intelligence data -- reveal that the organization is providing extensive support to its long-time ally, the Assad regime," reported The Times. Quoting a former Syrian air force intelligence agent, who said he obtained the information from his colleagues before defecting in August and moving to Leb, the newspaper said 25 buses have recently crossed the Lebanese-Syrian border carrying "hundreds" of Hizbullah members. The newspaper also accused Hizbullah of backing the embattled Syrian regime with logistical assistance, fighters and equipment, as well as in training the Syrian army's snipers and passing on its expertise in guerrilla warfare to the regime's Shabiha militia. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Must be, as at last check Iran ordered 250 of its Quds Force to leave Syruh + retun home. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-10-08 01:42 |