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| Hezbollah's resources being stretched thin |
| 2014-07-17 |
| As Sunni fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) poured south into Iraq last month, a statement from Asaib Ahl al-Haq, one of the major Iraqi Shia militias battling rebel groups in Syria, announced it was withdrawing fighters to deal with this threat. That’s bad news for Bashar al-Assad, whose regime relies heavily on the support of these paramilitary auxiliaries. The loss of these fighters will likely see Damascus seek further support from Hezbollah, leaving the Lebanese group facing a deadly dilemma—as every resource committed to the regional struggle potentially undermines domestic security. |
| Posted by:lord garth |