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Thursday, May 2, 2013

Israel reserves soldier prepared to confront Hezbollah

Jeursalem (News and Us)-Israel has deployed 2,000 Military personnel up to the North to undergo training to face a sudden war might have been against Shiite Lebanese militia, Hezbollah, The Jerusalem Post reports on Tuesday (1/4).

"The reality is forcing us to prepare this ability. The screenplay includes Lebanese, but it could also Syria, "one source told The Jerusalem Post.


He added that the sudden training is part of the military's efforts to maintain high standby in front of the North.


The training was conducted in the middle of escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah as well as rumors that army of Syria "has used chemical weapons against petempur opposition".


According to a report of The Jerusalem Post, Israel's military northern command began to call the army without notice first on Sunday night (9/4), reports Xinhua.


Israel's northern command also sent them to places that are not mentioned for training for four days in order to test their ability to rapidly against Hezbollah in combat operations.


The brigade-level training is the biggest ever undertaken in recent years and involve the infantry maneuver by using Active bullets, the report said.


Translator: Chaidar Abdullah




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Friday, March 8, 2013

Rebels threaten to attack Hezbollah Syria Lebanon

Syria Liberation fighters drinking tea together during a break in the Salaheddine, Aleppo.(INTERMEDIATE/REUTERS/Muzaffar Khan)

Last week ...Hezbollah opened fire on villages around Qusayr from the region of Lebanon, and that we cannot accept
Damascus (Reuters)-the Commander of the rebel Liberation Army issued a 48-hour ultimatum Syria, warned that his forces would attack the Lebanese Hezbollah group it stop the attack except to rebel-controlled areas.

The threat was issued on Wednesday, after the rebels shot down a Government fighter aircraft following air strikes that killed 20 people in the town of the province of Damascus.

General Idriss, Chief of staff of Selim's Liberation Army suggested Syria (FSA) told AFP Wednesday that Hezbollah has long participated in hostilities in Syria, but they are beyond the limits by shelling villages near Homs province Qusayr from the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon.

"Hezbollah of Lebanon's sovereignty by abusing the shelling the area and Syria Liberation Army positions Syria," said Idriss.

The commander said the rebels 48 hours to allow time to stop Hezbollah attacks like that and say, "soon the ultimatum expired, we will begin to respond to the sources of the shooting".

Rebels in the area Qusays will be supported by the FSA petempur equipped with long range weapons from other areas, he said.

The FSA also asked Lebanon's President and Prime Minister, "said Idriss hands down, but Prime Minister Najib Mikati's Office refused to make contact with the rebels to Syria.

Hezbollah repeatedly sent the petempur in Syria, although their leader Hasan Nasrallah admitted in October that the rebels fighting Syria party members.

Nasrallah said they were acting as individuals and not under the direct command of the group.

The AFP report, Lebanon is concerned Syria conflict torn, Sunni March 14 movement supporting the rebels, while the Shiite Hezbollah and its allies in support of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad.

(H-RN)



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