Hizbullah in Syria Fighting Close to Israeli Lines
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Hizbullah, Syrian regime forces and Iranian officers fighting rebels in southern Syria have advanced to the edge of Israeli-occupied territory, a monitor and state media said Wednesday.
"Regime troops and their Hizbullah-led allies are advancing in the area linking Daraa, Quneitra and Damascus provinces," close to the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
For the first time, Syrian state television acknowledged that President Bashar Assad's army is being backed by Hizbullah and Iranian officers in its fight against a nearly four-year rebellion.
"The operation launched by the Syrian army is being fought in cooperation with... Hizbullah and Iran," a Syrian army officer told state television.
Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP: "It's Hizbullah that is leading the attack on the southern front."
On January 18, six Hizbullah fighters and an Iranian general were killed in an Israeli air strike in Quneitra.
According to the Observatory, which estimates 5,000 Hizbullah fighters are deployed in Syria, pro-regime forces on Wednesday seized the village of Deir Maker in the west of Damascus province, near Quneitra.
The advance comes a day after they pushed rebels out of Deir al-Adas village and the surrounding hills.
The Observatory said the battle for Deir al-Adas, which had been out of regime control since January last year, killed 20 rebels.
The latest reports come four days after the Lebanese group and the Syrian army launched an offensive to reclaim swathes of territory held by the rebels in the south.
Nine regime troops have been killed in the fighting since Monday, the Observatory said.
Syria's state SANA news agency meanwhile reported "advances as part of a vast operation by the army and armed groups".
The assault near the armistice line on the Golan is aimed at "breaking the stretch of territory that they (rebels) are trying to establish" at the border, a Syrian security source said.
Syrian rebels and the Al-Qaida-affiliated Al-Nusra Front had in recent months made sweeping gains in the south of the country.
Daraa and Quneitra are located near Damascus, the border with Jordan as well as the Golan Heights.
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"It's Hizbullah that is leading the attack on the southern front," said Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman.
Hizbullah's al-Manar television channel broadcast live images Wednesday from Deir al-Adass with the sound of fighting clearly audible in the background.
You make us so proud as you liberate Syrian land from its original inhabitants. You show us the true meaning of resistance and sacrifice as you fight in Syria, Yemen, Bahrain, Iraq, and many other foreign lands.
Criminals to say the least!
11 February 2015, 13:56
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But the U.S led coalition makes you proud that they travel to other side of the world to fight IS,Nusra etc...But HA fighting the threat next door does not?
Oh you people of wisdom....No its people like you,Justin that makes all humanity proud.
11 February 2015, 14:12
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lol exactly, for these shills it's only kosher when israelis and american zionists slaughter people.
11 February 2015, 14:14
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in any case, let the whiners whine, and go Hezbollah, clean the area from zionist tools. it is now clear for everyone (even the hypocrites but they wont admit it) that IS-is is an extension of IS-rael and must be terminated.
http://yournewswire.com/un-proven-ties-between-isis-and-israel/
11 February 2015, 14:49
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Bad analogy...
The US sends it army to fight abroad
Hezbollah is maintaining an alternative army within the state under the pretense of the resistance, but is now sending fighters to fight out of lines, way beyond the scope of the resistance, and accumulating a lot of scorn and hate against Lebanon along the way...
11 February 2015, 14:51
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Yarden, the analogy is perfect in every way, except those who couldn;t careless if IS, nusra reaches Beirut.
I wonder if your one of them.
HA is more than a resistance now...its the defender of all Lebanon in tandem with the LAF.
Get used to it..or go fight with IS,Nusra.
11 February 2015, 15:05
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Oh, but what would happen if every splinter ideological group went paramilitary and decided to partake in military strife near and far??
There's a reason why sovereign states control a single army that takes its orders from the democratically elected government...
God forbid ID will ever reach Beirut or anywhere else. Id be happy if they all crawled into a hole and disappeared. But it seems you're supporting an IS-like situation in Beirut by making Hezbollah the Supreme power that takes orders from noone - or at least noone in Lebanon...
11 February 2015, 15:37
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@anonymetexasusa:
Did you know that Assad according to the mouthpiece was not using "actual barrel bombs, more like barrel-shaped maybe.. and the "barrel bomb" name was coined by rebels for added mediatic effect".... LOL classic!
11 February 2015, 16:39
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براميل بشار الأسد المتفجرة تستمر بالسقوط على رؤوس أبناء الشعب السوري وتقتل وتجرح أكثر من 1600 شخص خلال 10 أيام
11 February 2015, 17:02
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Yes anonyme, ISIS are israeli pawns, but they are expendable pawns on behalf of which israelis wont take any risk. They learnt a valuable lesson recently ;)
11 February 2015, 18:36
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anonyme you have serious mental issues. why do you insist on making me say things i never said, distort & vastly exaggerate what i say to make a dodgy point? are you unable to make a point without being dishonest?
i never called ISIS a "strategic asset" for instance, of course they are worth less than dogs for israel, they are just trained and armed before being unleashed to wreck havoc in iraq, syria & lebanon. IS-rael tried offering them cover in the golan when they hit hezbollah forces but the unexpected and immediate payback made them change their approach. they'll let their rabid dogs get killed for now, no big deal since they can easily be replaced.
11 February 2015, 18:40
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what we all saw on jan 28 is that israel cannot afford to react, even for their own soldiers. this means they will certainly not lift a finger for ISIS junk. as rami abdulrahman said from his london observatory, hezbollah is taking the lead here, and using the window of opportunity to do some cleanup.
11 February 2015, 19:04
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"as rami abdulrahman said from his london observatory, hezbollah is taking the lead here, and using the window of opportunity to do some cleanup. "
M8ers never end to astonish me... when it suits them them cite abdulrahman as a credible source, but when he tells about assad's butchery, he is just a piece a zionist junk from London!
LOL
how stupid they are....
11 February 2015, 19:12
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LOL peace, being called stupid by a retard is actually a positive thing. Thanks :)
And PS: abdulrahman is "just a piece of zionist junk from London", no matter what. I quote him like i would quote netenyehoo or bag-daddy, when they say something that is revealing in one way or another, doesnt mean they suddenly become credible or trustworthy.
I think I already explained that to you half a thousand times, if you still don't get it maybe you have a learning disability and should seek professional help.
11 February 2015, 20:56
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lol anonyme, think whatever you want, since you're obviously hermetically shut to logic you're bound to anyway. And please keep it coming, it doesnt bug me it actually amuses me
11 February 2015, 14:00
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so the people they're fighting are not criminals? Like Daesh... and your sorts.
11 February 2015, 16:16
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bless anyone person, entity, organization, brigade or country that inflicts pain and suffering, death, torture, and destruction upon the iranian sectarian terrorist militia and its members, supporters or followers wherever they may be.
11 February 2015, 16:20
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20 minutes ago MP Khaled al-Daher announced suspending his membership in al-Mustaqbal bloc.
11 February 2015, 13:58
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As a Shia follower of Khomeini I will forgive & pray for those who insult my Lord, Sayyed Hassan Nassrallah.
11 February 2015, 15:00
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No never posted under any other name but ..THE_ROAR.
But you seem an expert on diff names...go for it stalker.
11 February 2015, 15:23
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The Resistance fighting the hordes of takfiris, while the zionists pushes their salafi servants towards us all.
M14 = ISIS/Israels foothold in Lebanon, they must be eradicated.
11 February 2015, 15:42
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Freedom for all Anti Israeli Lebanese, the zionist/takfiri supporters no, they can find their safe havens around the western world anytime.
That goes for all sects.
11 February 2015, 16:18
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Are we supposed to sacrifice our blood for Israel and Baghdadi as your beloved takfiris ya texas?
11 February 2015, 16:52
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Well texi, all the peace loving Lebanese will be life threatened, if the takfiris takes over Lebanon, which they will if your wishes comes true.
11 February 2015, 15:49
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No texas, the Israelis are letting your takfiris do the job for them. Those zionists are smart, they find takfiris and let them do all the work for them.
All they got to do is providing their pickets medical treatment and some ammunition and then send them to the slaughter.
11 February 2015, 16:09
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Yes we will probaly see Israel, bomb the Resistance again in this area the next coming days.
11 February 2015, 16:19
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It happend before, so why shouldn't it again? The Zionist might be more reluctant this time, because they know their fire will be met with fire.
11 February 2015, 16:48
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Yeah sure, you probaly also believe Israel coordinated their soldiers to get ambushed and killed at Shebaa farms a few weeks ago.
11 February 2015, 16:50
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Hey texas, now I found out where all your garbage comes from. I believe someone like you wrote this article -
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/01/hezbollah-israel-syria-conflict-201512144545956149.html
Al Jazeera reporters were saying back then that Hezbollah had no strength to respond, kinda like something you would write on several occassions.
11 February 2015, 17:21
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Tex, you posted loud & clear that HA wouldn't dare retaliate ...
When they did, instead of hanging your head in shame for another failed prediction...you're back to vindicate your failure by saying oh but they only killed 2.
Pathetic ..no integrity.....how can people debate with people like you & Phoenix, who continually get it wrong but are back with further predictions & analyses.
Admit your failures & have a day off dude..your an embarrassment to yourself & those you defend.
11 February 2015, 17:31
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Yes, texas and phoenix where like "Hezbollah has no power or will to retaliate, they do not have the guts etc."
The next week after, 2 Israeli soldiers died and they were like "Oh noooo! Lebanon is doomed, please Hezbollah please stop!"
Naharnet is the perfect example to show the world, what kind of cowards M14 supporters are.
11 February 2015, 17:46
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the_roar
stop defaming phoenix bro. I told you before and I tell you now: phoenix is a million times better than you and I will take phoenix anytime of the day over you bro. Give your vendetta a break bro.
11 February 2015, 17:56
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"retaliate"? LOL firing at an israeli car then promptly declaring that hezbollah does not want to go any further ! what a retaliation that was! sure it was so big a message! i am sure the israelis were scared after that!
just a play aimed at their sheep in order not to lose their image! and some here have fallen into it! well they are good sheep anyway gobbing all what hezbi say with no questions asked!
pityful they are bit funny and entertaining clowns here!
11 February 2015, 18:20
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If their retaliation was so insignificant, then why did you come running to post as soon as news broke out....that HA have now got Lebanon into another war & this time Lebanon will be decimated.
but here you all are today, claiming oh no it was nothing.
Make up your minds ...
11 February 2015, 21:32
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of course texas... what narrow minded M8ers do not want to see because it would shake all their certainties, is that israel needs assad as much as hezbollah... in that they cannot go to war against each other now...
but M8ers will never admit that hezbollah and israel have the common goal... it makes them bug!
assad protecting israel and hezbollah protecting assad! LOL
11 February 2015, 18:26
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al finique...How about you go & fame him then.
after all you didn't shadow him for years for no reason.
I post facts ...people like tex & Phoenix bombard us with essay after essay on their predictions & analysis.
Yet they keep failing but return with bells on to post more essays on future predictions...nothing that resembles facts...oh wait the best they came up with was...they had a heated debate with some jews & thats how they know .
lol@ defaming that. they defamed themselves longtime ago.
11 February 2015, 18:39
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wrong peace..I don't watch Otv or elmanar.
But you seem to know everything about everyone..so keep being the arrogant M14er.
No I don't think to predict or analyze...I post on what has happened or happening.
I'll leave that field of expertize to you, tex & phoenix.
its fun watching you all make complete d..ks of yourselves time after time & watching you all come back to dig your way out of it each & every time..
keep up the good work..nothing like watching m14ers making d...s of themselves.
11 February 2015, 22:47
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Evidence of Hezbollah involvement in Hariri murder...
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/15/magazine/the-hezbollah-connection.html?_r=0
Reposting link from ex-fpm
12 February 2015, 02:48
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Fouthie.... Evidence is evidence, regardless of who writes the article. New York Times will not print an article without fact-checking, and any information deemed inaccurate will be corrected.
Aren't you the one who quoted Israeli newspapers when claiming the Party of Satan won the 2006 war?
