Report: Indirect Contacts between Hizbullah, Nusra Front to Exchange Hostages
Indirect contacts are reportedly ongoing between Hizbullah and al-Qaida-affiliate al-Nusra Front to exchange hostages and the bodies of fighters, who were captured and killed in clashes Syria's al-Qalamun region.
The pan-Arab daily al-Hayat said on Tuesday that contacts are being carried out via mediators.
According to the report, Hizbullah is seeking to exchange the bodies and hostages of Nusra Front fighters with those of the party.
The Syrian forces alongside the Shiite group have seized control of al-Qalamun in April.
Meanwhile, the pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat reported that a heated debate has emerged between the March 8 and 14 alliances over the possibility of reviving security coordination with the neighboring country Syria.
The newspaper said that the March 8 alliance justifies its stance by stressing the “importance of controlling the country's eastern border to repel gunmen.”
However, the March 14 coalition rejects such coordination as “several countries no longer recognize the Syrian regime and coordination with it would be like coordinating with an armed terrorist group.”
The daily said that head of the Lebanese-Syrian Higher Council Nasri Khoury delivered a message to Lebanese leaders from Syrian President Bashar Assad, urging them to coordinate with his regime.
The cabinet reportedly didn't discuss the message in order to prevent any rift between its members.
The March 14 coalition considered that Hizbullah's deployment in the area to confront Syrian opposition gunmen violates Lebanon's sovereignty, “embarrasses” the cabinet and lures extremists to target the country.
Lebanese parties are sharply divided over the crisis in Syria as the March 8 alliance continuously expresses its support to Assad, while the March 14 camp backs the popular revolt.
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over 9 years
"popular revolt" ROFLMAO.
yes it's very "popular" in chechnya, libya, tunis, qatar, turkey and nato, but to be a popular revolt in syria it would need at least a little bit of local supporters.
over 9 years
of course the regime has shot them while they were demonstrating peacefully
over 9 years
and you still believe that? nobody ever saw who the snipers were, and those snipers were shooting of both protesters and policemen. the syrian army was accused out of nothing, some anonymous witnesses making empty accusations in foreign media was the closest thing to a "proof" we ever had.
i always doubted this version because it didnt make sense, and now after we've seen the extremists in broad daylight and how ruthless and barbaric they are, i have no doubt anymore. i'm convinced the snipers were part of their plan to ignite chaos in syria.
over 9 years
snipers, oh you mean like this one killing a woman in broad day light!
بالفيديو.. إعدام امرأة مختلة عقلياً بيد قناص للأسد
http://www.alarabiya.net/ar/arab-and-world/syria/2014/09/09/بالفيديو-إعدام-امرأة-مختلة-عقلياً-بيد-قناص-للأسد.html
over 9 years
exactly galaxy and thank you for the link! it illustrates perfectly what i was saying: how can anyone know who really sniped that woman? how come the sniper shots sound so close to the camera? what kind of professional army sniper needs to fire a dozen rounds to hit a slow moving target in an open field?
over 9 years
It is ironic to hear HA and their online mouthpieces say "we don't negotiate with terrorists". Always the backstabbers
over 9 years
i can understand your frustration, how long has it been since you saw your better half outside of roumieh?
over 9 years
Stupendous thunderous response, bravo!
over 9 years
eagledown i know you're liberty, don't pretend to be another person supporting that loser :)
over 9 years
it is ok for them to kidnap and take Turkish hostages and negotiate with whom they describe as terrorists to release their captured and dead, but it is not okay for the army to negotiate. Double standards and hypocrisy are typical of these fakes.
over 9 years
They will be wiped out soon
over 9 years
These 2 may have different political objectives, but do have one common destination, bring back their people and neighbors to the stone age period. The sad thing is that Lebanon has a fertile ground for both ideologies ...WHY? as long as the Lebanese can't answer this simple question ,Lebanon will remain a magnet for extremists.
over 9 years
Murdeing filthy militias on both side of the border
"...while the March 14 camp backs the popular revolt."
Correction: February 14 camp backs the FSA-Nusra-ISIS jihadist terrorists and their attempts to transform Syria into a Saudi-subordinate "caliphate".