Dozens Dead in Zabadani Clashes on Lebanese-Syrian Border
Almost 70 fighters have been killed in the two-week-old battle between pro-government forces and Islamist rebels for control of Zabadani on Syria's border with Lebanon, a monitoring group said Monday.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 46 rebels and 21 members of Hizbullah fighting on the government side have died since pro-regime forces entered the town of Zabadani on July 4.
It did not give a figure for Syrian army losses in and around Zabadani, which lies north of Damascus and in February 2012 became the first town to fall into rebel hands.
According to the Britain-based Observatory, regime aircraft have dropped 600 barrel bombs since the launch of the government offensive to recapture the town.
Regime forces have seized control of a hilltop overlooking the south of Zabadani.
20 July 2015, 21:07
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How sad.... why are these savages intent on murdering our resistance? why? Is it because our resistance wants to go to Palestine and liberate it? I am really upset and distraught at this news..... I guess I will not be watching the British Open today!
20 July 2015, 21:51
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I am actually surprised the London based observatory didn't claim a 1000 Hezb fighters died in Zabadani, where do they get these figures from? They are not in Syria to observe to begin with.
21 July 2015, 02:48
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they didnt claim it, its the activist reporting the human toll inside the city.other agencies are reporting hire figures, while the Hizbollah TV claims only the officers and high ranking soldiers killed. so the truth no one will ever know, but for sure its very even between the rebels and the pro-regime fighters....
21 July 2015, 13:28
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What activists are those? Al Nusra or ISIS take your pick. They like to make up stories about killing thousands of Hezb fighters to gain morale.
21 July 2015, 16:07
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yes mystic, those activists are ISIS or Nusra. Because there are only two types of people on this planet. Takfiris and resistance. All those journalists and activists that were kidnapped were working for one of those two groups. the red cross and red crescent treating the victims, same there. seriously man, stop being so delusional and grow up.
21 July 2015, 10:29
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Only a savage idiot would call IS and Nusra as
heroes !!! Only a Misguided Wahabbi who is
a Saudi agent will call himself Shiakiller!!!
IS and Nusra are enemies of humanity and the
biggest insult to Islam ever.
21 July 2015, 11:23
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bless anyone person, entity, brigade, organization or country that inflicts pain and suffering, death and destruction upon the iranian sectarian terrorist militia and its supporters, members, or followers wherever they maybe.
21 July 2015, 11:25
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hello George (Guest)
are you still living in Dahiah with flamethrower, mowaten, and the_roar?
21 July 2015, 16:42
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the _man and joebustani: you two sound like the husband and wife
Just not sure which of you is which. Most likely Joe
is the wife (with bad memories from Iranians!) perhaps
they did not pay you as much as you scored from those low life
masters of yours in Raqqa!!!!
Chill boys!
21 July 2015, 11:00
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hehehe! before flamethrower woke up this morning there were no down votes;) Enjoy ya troll;)
