by Daniel Siryoti and Israel Hayom
Lebanese daily reports that after battle in border town of Zabadani is over, Hezbollah will focus on defensive missions and preventing spillover of fighting from Syria into Lebanon • Sources say Hezbollah wants to prepare for future conflict with Israel.
Hezbollah fighters march in Beirut
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Hezbollah leaders have decided to cease
military activities in Syria in the wake of criticism in Lebanon of the
group's involvement in the Syrian civil war and the high number of
casualties its fighters have suffered in battles there, according to a
report in Lebanon's Daily Star newspaper.
According to the report, which was not
officially confirmed by any Hezbollah officials, Hezbollah has informed
Syrian President Bashar Assad that its fighters will not take further
part in attacks against rebel groups and will leave Syria once the
battle in the town of Zabadani, north of Damascus, has been decided.
Lebanese sources told the Daily Star that
after Hezbollah secures the Lebanon-Syrian border by winning control of
Zabadani, it will focus on defensive missions only and on preventing the
spillover of fighting from Syria into Lebanon.
The sources also said that one of the reasons behind
Hezbollah's decision is that it has a limited number of fighting forces,
and it wants to prepare for a future conflict with Israel.
Daniel Siryoti and Israel Hayom
Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=28457
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