Hizbullah Backs Syrian Army in Assal al-Ward, Says Prevented IS from Invading Beirut
Hizbullah was engaged on Tuesday in clashes alongside the Syrian army against Syrian rebels and al-Nusra Front in the Syrian town of Assal al-Ward near Lebanon's border, a few days after it repelled a major militant assault against Brital's outskirts.
“Clashes are underway between the gunmen and the Syrian regime army, which is being backed by Hizbullah, in Assal al-Ward and al-Jibbeh near Lebanon's eastern border,” LBCI TV reported.
OTV, meanwhile, reported “fierce battles” in Assal al-Ward.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights for its part said “regime forces, backed by the National Defense Force and Lebanon's Hizbullah, engaged in violent clashes with Islamist rebels and al-Nusra Front fighters in Qalamun's mountains.”
It reported the death of an Islamist rebel in clashes in Assal al-Ward.
Meanwhile, al-Nusra Front announced destroying "a tank belonging to the Nussairi (Syrian) army and Iran's Hizbullat (Hizbullah) at the Deir al-Banat post near the town of Assal al-Ward, using a MILAN missile."
Earlier in the day, a funeral was held in the Bekaa town of Ansar for slain Hizbullah fighter Ammar Assaf, who was killed in Sunday's clashes with al-Nusra's fighters in Brital.
Speaking at the funeral, Hizbullah top official Sheikh Mohammed Yazbek slammed the stances of some Lebanese parties over the Brital clashes as "irresponsible."
“We did not hear your voices, nor the voices of your masters, when the Israeli enemy's army opened fire at the Lebanese army and when a number of army troops and Internal Security Forces members were abducted. We did not hear you speaking or condemning, but you rather pressed on with your seditious approach,” Yazbek said, addressing the rival March 14 camp.
“Enough with your incitement against Hizbullah, as had it not been for Hizbullah, the ISIL group (Islamic State) would have reached Beirut and entire Lebanon, and you would have suffered the most damage,” Yazbek added, stressing that his party will carry on with its “approach and resistance, whatever the price might be.”
Al-Nusra Front had on Sunday launched an assault against a Hizbullah post in Brital's outskirts, which sparked a major confrontation with the group along the entire Eastern Mountain Range.
In the wake of the clashes, Hizbullah announced the death of eight its fighters, while saying that it managed to kill dozens of militants.
Commenting on the incidents, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said the clashes must push the government to “take a binding decision on Hizbullah's withdrawal from Syria,” reiterating his call for a “joint command and control center” with the anti-Islamic State international coalition.
For its part, March 14's general secretariat noted that “border defense at the hands of Hizbullah is rejected because of Hizbullah's involvement in the ongoing fighting in Syria and because it allows other illegitimate groups to posses arms under the pretext of equality.”
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over 9 years
Nope, but your US sponsored ISIS are determined to do, exactly that.
over 9 years
Stop using Lebanon.
over 9 years
@Mystic try this link ,you Iranian filth.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3qC6XRnogKc
over 9 years
nusra attacked from assal el ward, so they invited hezbollah there.
or does your logic only work one way? is it only nusra and da3esh who can be "invited" in lebanon with your blessing? but hezbollah defending the border is haram? there was a time when i wondered where your loyalties lied, now i have no doubt anymore. you're either paid israel shills, or sold-out lebanese traitors. the latter being even lower than the first to be honest.
over 9 years
Texas. Those aren't lies. Facts actually.
over 9 years
Déjà vue of 2006 war against IDF..the militia will continue to use Lebanon and destroy-kill its people by maintaining the war status quo so that Iran continues its funding, as others ceased dealing with foreign entities post the Lebanese war.
Life is two way street. When Assad uses his iron fist against certain Sunni groups then it creates extremism. When Netanyahu does the same against the Palestinian people then he creates Hamas. Disassociate yourself and wake up and smell the coffee.
over 9 years
Which enemy do you prefer people. Is it inviting the Mossad or da3esh to Beirut suburbs?
over 9 years
banned flamethrower has to spread propaganda no matter what!
over 9 years
بكركي: ما نقل عن لسان البطريرك حول إمتنان المسيحيين لـ”حزب الله” إفلاس أخلاقي
over 9 years
Again digging into history, you never learn idiot, do you?
over 9 years
Plz don't defend me HA, I don't trust you! I only trust the Lebanese Army.
over 9 years
what about the tens of thousands of civilians on the front lines? are you speaking for them too from your kibbutz?
over 9 years
oh god how many time did that fairy tail story of theirs change during the past three years from the original claim of only logistically supporting lebanese living in Syria
over 9 years
poor FT... sad to see such ignorance posted day after day like a lunatic
over 9 years
very true , but not for brainwashed M8ers who still believe hezbis, the bigger the lies the mors they believe like true fanatics they are, with nothing to envy from daesh, same thinking process!!!
over 9 years
Stop using Lebanon.
over 9 years
so convenient answer from weak minded people...they use it all the time when they cannot answer properly like a grown up.
the typical answer children use in kindergarden, but then again i did not expect your level to be higher....
over 9 years
Is it because of heZb that they want to enter Iraq too? Does heZbs existence give them the excuse to conquer Iraq too? If heZb did not exist, they would be inside lebanon already.
over 9 years
There is HA clones in Iraq which drove away Sunni tribes and enforced IS takeover of Sunni regions: Mahdi army, Badr brigades and others (I am sure you heard of them)
over 9 years
Veristas. Such a shameful response and such an ignorant comment.
over 9 years
They keep repeating it because it's the same excuse. It doesn't change every day
over 9 years
Daesh is not the legitimate ruler anywhere.
over 9 years
Is it me or every time I read an article where one camp is accusing the other of inciting sedition along sectarian lines, they use a language that does exactly what they are accusing the other off. Sheik Mohammad Yasbek just accused March 14 comprised mainly of Sunnis and Christians, overlooking the abduction of the soldiers, the Israeli opening fire on the army and best of all the US sponsored ISIL. Is any one really buying this.
over 9 years
Until when the B.S. is going to be used as arguments to justify the existence of a armed militia????
over 9 years
HizbCocaine want to turn the country into a part of a caliphate (like ISIS, but their goal is a Shia Caliphate). When this objective is met, guess what happens to Lebanon's Christians?
over 9 years
Don't believe me, try this link...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3qC6XRnogKc
over 9 years
Hmmmm? Flamer must visit this link to see who wants to Islamize Lebanon...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3qC6XRnogKc
over 9 years
Syria is open to anybody, no idea what geagea is talking about?? or may be the man is not reading the world news. terrorists from all over the world are flocking to Lebanon, Syria and Iraq so they can establish a terror state call isis evil. regardless what other say about hisbollah, fair is fair and hisbollah did not start the fire here. it was Saudi Arabia, barhain and turkey. now the major powers are fighting isis evil so is hisbollah. cry a river isis is dying.
over 9 years
Saudi airplanes and bases are killing da3esh..Saudis gave our president 3 billion for the army. What hizbollah did was steal Lebanese government infrastructure to build its own network and does not pay electricity since it's the resistance of god. Also this militia takes orders from Iran and Assad so it ain't Lebanese you bozo.
over 9 years
Tony, the truth is that barking at the distance will not make any difference , go back to Lebanon, observe the reality , then make comments.
What has been happening in Phoenicia and surrounded lands has to happened. Regardless of who, why and what. Colonial virus has its power. Where all middle east is the tool. Where, civil values promoted in West, contradict with the believes and cultural values of the East, clash of civilization, the famous clash, that Dr.Huntington promoted and gave birth to in 1992. Actually, the clash was born in USA. You got it! Don't believe me, go the library .LOL
over 9 years
What has been happening in Phoenicia and surrounded lands has to happen. Regardless of who, why and what. Colonial virus has its power. Where all middle east is the tool. Where, civil values promoted in the West, contradict with the believes and the cultural values of the East, the clash of civilization, the famous clash, that Dr.Huntington promoted and gave birth to in 1992. Actually, the clash was born in USA. You got it! Don't believe me, go the library .LOL
over 9 years
he is an impostor. This is not "ice-man" .
over 9 years
lol @abbas aka karim aka megahabi aka ado aka lol
over 9 years
veritas is an american-israeli shill, he doesnt even try to hide it. here he referred to US troops as "our troops":
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/149970-8-hizbullah-fighters-killed-during-clashes-in-outskirts-of-brital-attack-was-on-10-of-its-positions
over 9 years
Filthy murdering militia
This terrorist militia called hezbollah is intent on destroying whatever is left of Lebanon.