Rebels: 1,000 Hezbollah fighters invaded Syria
Rebels: 1,000 Hezbollah fighters invaded Syria – Israel News, Ynetnews.
Fourteen Hezbollah men killed in past two days in battles over control of villages near Lebanon border
Roi Kais
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Hezbollah’s involvement in the Syrian civil war continues to grow. Syria’s main opposition group claimed Sunday that no less than 1,000 Hezbollah men have entered Syria in the past 24 hours.
“It’s a coordinated ground invasion,” the Free Syrian Army spokesman said. “Hezbollah has started a war against us.”
At least two Hezbollah operatives and five rebels were killed in battles southwest of Homs. Earlier on Sunday, rebels claimed they killed 12 members of the Lebanese terrorist group on Saturday.
Hezbollah fighters, who control eight villages around Homs, attacked three Syrian villages in the Qusayr region near the Lebanese border. Free Syrian Army spokesman Louay Almokdad warned civilians residing in villages near the border to leave the area.
He added that Hezbollah has declared “an open war against Syrian civilians in full coordination with the Assad regime that does not bomb areas where Hezbollah is present.”
Battles between Hezbollah and the Syrian rebels escalated after the death of Revolutionary Guard official Hassan Shateri.
Meanwhile, the rebels are trying to distance themselves from Israel. The Military Revolutionary Council in Golan Quneitra said that none of its men had been injured in clashes on Saturday and therefore could not have been treated in Israel.
Conversely, Iranian media outlets affiliated with the Syrian regime reported extensively on the aid Israel provided to the seven wounded Syrians.
Earlier on Sunday, it was reported that the seven rebels underwent surgery overnight. One of them is still in serious condition in the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit after sustaining injuries to his abdomen.
The condition of the remaining rebels, who mainly sustained injuries to their extremities, is stable.
Ziv Medical Center Director Dr. Oscar Ambon told Ynet that the injuries were caused mainly by shrapnel and bullets, adding that the medical team will not question the injured parties regarding the cause of their wounds.
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WarSclerotic 
February 18, 2013 at 5:37 PM
In acord with Debka -hebrew version – this ”1000 hezbollah” thing isnt acurate and they know to tell us more on this issue, like the fact that the jihadists are those who are fighting now hezbollah at home, in The Bekaa Valley. Even if this isnt entirely true, one thing is true: hezbollah is entering deeper and deeper into the syrian mud and those jihadists are doing a great ”job” killing some of the nasrallah’ troops. One day we’ll have to deal with Al Nusra treat, but that day is not today.Meantime, we wish good luck to all in Syria.
February 18, 2013 at 8:32 PM
One thing i am increasingly hearing is that there are thousands of Chechen fighters in transit to Syria with the intent on attacking hezbollah,the Russians must be kicking themselves,i guessed it was a bit of the usual Debka spin
February 18, 2013 at 10:29 PM
Fresh jihadists fighters in Syria and fighting Hezbollah ? Those are very good news, my friend. Even if they arent acurate, they are so good that makes us feel very good only reading that.
February 19, 2013 at 1:20 AM
The drawback is it gives Russia the incentive to intervene
February 19, 2013 at 5:28 AM
The rolling war for the soul of the 21st century builds.