October 21, 2013
Source:Panarmenian
PanARMENIAN.Net
- Hezbollah is recruiting 15,000 militants to fight anti-government
rebels in Syria, according to the Saudi newspaper Al-Watan. The forces
are wanted for Kalamoun, a region near the Syrian-Lebanese border, where
thousands of the rebels are located.
As Haaretz reports,
sources near Hezbollah told the paper that the Lebanese militia plans to
attack the rebels’ main supply lines.
The sources said a
booby-trapped vehicle discovered in the Hezbollah stronghold of Dahiya, a
Shi’ite suburb south of Beirut, was the handiwork of
Al-Qaida-affiliated militias operating in the Kalamoun region.
The Free Syrian Army, a Western-backed alliance of anti-government
rebels, warned Hezbollah that it would pay a heavy price if it went
ahead with its campaign, since the rebels in the Kalamoun region number
in the thousands and hold major strategic ground, Arabic media reported.
Reports said residents of cities and villages in the border area are
preparing for serious fighting and have expressed concern that the
violence will quickly seep into Lebanon.
For the past several
months, Hezbollah has been carrying out surgical strikes against
anti-government forces deep in Syrian territory, especially militia
forces belonging to the Nusra Front and other groups linked to Al-Qaida.
Fighting in Syria between the government forces and the rebels is
expected to intensify in the coming days, as both sides attempt to make
as many gains as possible before the so-called Geneva II peace talks,
according to Arabic-language reports.
The Arab League has announced the peace conference will be held in Geneva on November 23-24.
Link: http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/171570/.
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