Report: Hizbullah Fighters Lately Entered Syria to Back Assad Troops

naharnet ^ | 27 July 2012

[Milagros]

Hizbullah fighters have lately crossed the area of Hawsh al-Sayyed Ali in Hermel to Syria to help Syrian government troops in their fight against rebels, security sources said.

The sources told An Nahar daily published on Friday that the militants from the 910 unit of Hizbullah’s Jihad Council are fighting alongside the Syrian forces in the areas of al-Qussair, Homs and al-Rastan.

Hizbullah has also a strong military presence in the area of Zabadani, the same sources said.

The main battlefront is however in Aleppo where rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad's regime have brought in reinforcements as more government troops have arrived to take part in a generalized counter-offensive.

Meanwhile, an object that cashed in the Younine region of the eastern city of Baalbek earlier in the month was a Mirsad-1 reconnaissance drone operated by Hizbullah, the sources said.

The party was carrying out a test on how to equip the aircraft with explosives to attack specific targets by remote control, they added.

[Milagros]

More on Iran - Hezbollah's crimes in Syria

1. "Clinton says Iran backing 'vicious' Syria crackdown," AFP, June 14, 2011.
2. "Iran helping Assad to put down protests: officials." Reuters, March 23, 2012.
3. Haaretz exclusive: Syria documents show Iran helping Assad to sidestep sanctions." Haaretz, February 12, 2012.
4. Cohen: "Iran confirms sending troops to Syria." Ynetnews, May 27, 2012.
5. British PM says Iran, Hezbollah supporting Syria's crackdown (AP), Ya Libnan, January 18, 2012./
6. Daniel Woodruff: "UK's Cameron says Iran, Hezbollah supporting Syria's crackdown." (AP), WAOW, January 18, 2012.
7. Herb Keinon: 'Iran giving Assad personnel to kill own people.' JPost, June 5, 2012.

[Paladin2]

So, which side does Iran support in Syria?

[gunsmithkat]

Great! More blue on blue. We should send arms to both sides.

[Milagros]

So, which side does Iran support in Syria?

Iran, its Hezbollah 'jihad-units' back Assad, the butcher. This is not to say that the rebels are any 'nice guys.'

[freedommom]

The rebels are al quaida (hello we are fighting them in Iraq)

google how many of our soldiers have died since the
r o e have changed

[freedommom]

The rebels are al quaida (hello we are fighting them in Iraq)

google how many of our soldiers have died since the
r o e have changed

[freedommom]

http://newmediajournal.us/indx.php/item/2911

[SampleMan]

Great! More blue on blue. We should send arms to both sides.

Errr, red-on-red, but yea I agree. We should balance this out and ensure that it keeps grinding away.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

We should send arms to both sides.

Yes, if we can get Egypt, the Saudis, Libya, Iraq, Yeman all in there mixing it up...The Sunnis, Shia and Wahabis in full-out open warfare...again

It would be a good thing.

Reagan (the amiable dunce) knew what he was doing.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

So the Syrian army is now being backed by Hezbollah, and the rebels are being backed by al-Qaida. What’s not to like?

Though even the Russians would be horrified by it, the use of chemical weapons by Assad against the civilians supporting the rebels would really be the icing on the cake.

[SunkenCiv]

This is total BS! These so-called Hizbullah fighters are *really* foreign terrorists recruited and trained by Saudi Arabia!!!

Yeah, a /s closer is appropriate there. ;') Thanks Milagros.