Posted on 09/22/2015 2:32:53 AM PDT by JPX2011
Hezbollah militants fighting alongside Syrian troops say they plan to shift to a defensive posture after helping President Bashar Assad win back a key border town, Lebanese media reported Tuesday.
Officials from the Lebanon-based Islamist organization informed Damascus that they would no longer help Assad with offensives against rebel groups, according to the Beirut-based Daily Star.
The move comes as both Russia and Iran appear to be increasing direct military support for the Assad regime, four and a half years into a bloody civil war.
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Is it part of a plan that Hezbollah will do defense once areas are won back?
I don’t think so. Since Hezbollah is essentially an overseas brigade of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC) I think they got instructions from Tehran to pull back now that Russia is in the game.
I feel certain that Putin told Rouhani, “Get your scumbags out of my area of operation.” Or something to that effect.
Defense-only is just one step above withdrawal. Sounds like their offense was very costly.
Sounds right...Putin is smart.
That’s what I was thinking - this comes after Putin met with Bibi.
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