| No doubt those who believe terrorists always tell the truth about their plans will be comforted by this. |
...the current nom de guerre of al-Qaeda in the Levant, which isn't to be confused with al-Qaeda in Iraq and the Levant...
Front reassured that it will not assault Leb or its army, stressing that they are not targets by the group.
Sources close to the Nusra Front stressed in comments published in al-Akhbar newspaper on Monday, that the group's direction is Syria and not Leb, pointing out that "Leb and its army are not included on the list of targets."
The sources said that the so-called spring battle "will be towards the Syrian Qalamoun," vowing "unexpected surprises during the confrontation."
They noted that the "Nusra fighters are in high spirits."
The daily said that Hizbullah
...
Party of God, a Leb militia inspired, founded, funded and directed by Iran. Hizbullah refers to itself as
The Resistanceand purports to defend Leb against Israel, with whom it has started and lost one disastrous war to date, though it did claim victory...
's leadership is "aware that the near battle will be costly and prolonged."
Sources close to the party said "Hizbullah decided to engage in the battle to safeguard Leb."
Media reports recently said that fierce battles are expected to erupt along the border with Syria as the weather improves, adding that Hizbullah mobilized hundreds of fighters in Syria during the past few days ahead of the expected festivities.
The reports noted that fighters linked to the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling
Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not
reallyMoslems....
of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the Syrian al-Qalamoun are mobilizing and moving closer to the border with Leb ahead of a battle along the country's eastern border.
The Lebanese army frequently festivities with the gunnies in their hideouts near the Syria border.
The IS, which controls several areas in Syria and Iraq, aims to spread to Leb as its fighters position in the outskirts of Bekaa towns bordering Syria and the Lebanese army is in adamant efforts to stop their efforts to infiltrate the country.
ISIL and al-Qaeda-affiliate al-Nusra
...formally Jabhat an-Nusrah li-Ahli sh-Sham (Support Front for the People of the Levant), also known as al-Qaeda in the Levant. They aim to establish a pan-Arab caliphate. Not the same one as the Islamic State, though .. ...
Front are battling in Qalamoun the regime of Syrian
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
Light of the Alawites...
and Hizbullah forces alongside each other, with support from some smaller Islamist rebel groups.