Hizbullah Fends Off ISIL Attack in al-Qaa
Hizbullah repelled Tuesday an attack by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on the outskirts of the north Bekaa border areas of al-Qaa and Ras Baalbek near Syria's border.
The party's media outlets reported that fighters from Hizbullah thwarted an assault by ISIL jihadists at dawn on al-Mazbaha hilltop between Jouseih and al-Qaa.
ISIL reportedly targeted several Hizbullah posts in the attack.
Hizbullah fighters inflicted several casualties in the ranks of the Islamist group, destroying around 10 vehicles, reports said.
Clashes are ongoing in the area.
On Monday, Hizbullah managed to link the outskirts of the town of Fleita in the Syrian al-Qalamoun region with the edges of the northeastern border town of Arsal.
The party has succeeded recently in achieving gains against al-Qaida-affiliate al-Nusra Front in the area, compelling fighters to retreat from their positions.
Hizbullah insists it is fighting in Syria to prevent extremist groups from entering Lebanon.
On Friday, Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah claimed that the party managed to "liberate dozens of square kilometers" of land in al-Qalamoun, pushing back al-Nusra Front and its allies.
He vowed that Hizbullah will next turn its sights on the Islamic State group which has seized chunks of Syria and Iraq.
H.K.
09 June 2015, 10:55
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down with isis and nousra and their funders , god bless our soldiers and our heroes who are defending our 10452
gd less democracy
09 June 2015, 11:10
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suddenly all terrorists supporters in lebanon are quite , waiting outside orders to react on isis and nosra filth attack on el qaa
this shows that nosra and isis and all takfiries have the same target and both must be destroyed with their funders and supporters
09 June 2015, 12:50
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ISIS, Ebola, Israel, Nusra, Hamas, Butcher, Boko Haram etc..are similar in their black souls and are lead by evilness.
09 June 2015, 12:51
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ISIS, Ebola, Israel, Nusra, Hamas, Butcher, Boko Haram etc..are similar in their black souls and are lead by evilness.
09 June 2015, 14:04
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where are the weapons for our army ?
people who are refusing or delaying or giving scrap arms to our soldiers are traitors and isis and nosra terrorist filth allies
god bless democracy
09 June 2015, 16:23
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anonymetusa:
It cannot be flamethrower or his the_toar alias. It has a life, a job, and a family like it said on many occasions. Wrong are those who say how can someone who used to post on average 100 comments per day suddenly stop posting. These new per comment aliases are new comers and not flamethrower, but they just happened to know everybody here. Flamethrower is above all these games. He is a very busy family man.
09 June 2015, 16:33
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The U.N received a letter from President Bashar El Assad demanding the immediate withdrawal of Hezbollah from Syria, but they answered it is a momentary & necessary existence.
09 June 2015, 18:05
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Listen to DNA and you will learn about the extent of disinformation...
