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Israeli Army believes Hezbollah has obtained SA-8 Russian air defence missile from Syria 2501123.
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Defense News - Lebanon |
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 12:15 AM | |||
Israeli Army believes that Hezbollah has obtained SA-8 Russian made air defence missile from Syria | |||
Hezbollah
and Iran are preparing for the “day after” Syria’s downfall
with plans for how to continue supporting the Lebanon-based guerrilla
group in the event that President Bashar Assad’s regime is toppled.
Laste week, the Jerusalem Post revealed that Syria had recently transferred
dozens of additional long-range missiles to Hezbollah as well as additional
302 mm rockets. |
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The
Israeli Army (IDF Israeli Defence Forces) also believes Hezbollah has
obtained SA-8
Russian-made advanced surface-to-air missile systems from Syria. “The assessment that Hezbollah will be severely impacted by Syria’s downfall is unlikely since it will be able to fill the vacuum with assistance directly from Iran,” a senior Israeli defense official explained. According to Military Intelligence, Hezbollah is currently providing assistance to Assad in the form of weapons, instructors and actual fighters who are assisting the Syrian military in its efforts to quell the resistance. Iran is already believed to be working on establishing new routes to smuggle weapons to Lebanon. In recent years, for example, Iran has tried transporting weaponry to Lebanon via aircraft that lands in Beirut International Airport, ships that dock in Syria and then transfer their cargo by land to Lebanon and even by train via Turkey. |
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