Syrian-Hizballah’s capture of Qusayr opens direct weapons route to Lebanon

Syrian-Hizballah’s capture of Qusayr opens direct weapons route to Lebanon



Syrian forces seize al-Qusayr

DEBKAfile Special Report May 19, 2013, 10:08 PM (IDT)
Shortly after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu pledged Sunday, May 19, to maintain Israeli operations in Syria against the passage of advanced Iranian weapons to the Lebanese Hizballah, Syrian troops and their Hizballah comrades captured Al-Qasayr, the northwestern town which commands the high road from Syrian Homs to Lebanon’s Hermel Mountains. This was a major victory: Iranian arms for Hizballah can now go through from Syria to destination unobstructed. DEBKAfile: To stop them, Israel would be reduced to simultaneous strikes against Syria and Lebanon.

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