In a move that could have far-reaching implications, Hezbollah has launched its first ever drone strikes today against several western Syrian bases belonging to al-Qaeda faction Jabhat al-Nusra, killing 23 fighters.
The strikes targeted bases near the Lebanese border town of Arsal, which has been contested by Nusra, ISIS, and other Syrian Islamist factions off and on in recent months. The strikes were reportedly followed by a ground offensive in which Hezbollah captured several additional fighters.
The capture of the fighters opens up the possibility of Hezbollah negotiating the release of kidnapped Lebanese soldiers held by the Islamist factions, which would go a long way toward improving public opinion of their involvement in the Syrian War in Lebanon.
Hezbollah has been known to have drone technology for awhile, but in the past has only used it for surveillance flights. The move toward drone strikes opens up the possibility of them using drones increasingly in the Syrian War, as well as in future wars with Israel.
Sooner they stop the Neo Islamic fascism as ISIS and others alike is better for Islam and man kind.
Well done indeed. The Zionist regime occupying Palestine should take note.Their war criminals in charge have learned the hard way, never underestimate the anti-Zionazi resistance.
The US/israeli/Saudi created ISIS who they nurture, support and assist and the ISIS studios™ in Tel Aviv making the video propaganda work of faked beheadings for western consumption, havnt gone unnoticed in Teheran obviously, the more terror groups this axis of Anglo-Saudi-Zionist evil create the more sophisticated weapons for the resistance. They never brag, they never threaten, they just do it, at the right moment.
Holy s**t, the drone wars just went hot! I doubt there's a clean set of underwear among the entire leadership of the IDF. And Washington really needs to re-evaluate their use of drones over Iran (but they're too arrogant/stupid to do that)!
…leading to a problem, probably… e.g., cheer it, then you eventually hear: 'sure, you like when Hez kills with drones.' …which brings up the tired (imo) solution in the AW movement of treating everything black-hats-v-black hats so as not to be accused of siding with someone else's enemy. But thinking three moves ahead rather than one, that solution means that USrael's former targets remain witches-properly-burned ( / 'well, aren't you glad Saddam's gone?') rather than humans unfairly demonized or absurdly misunderstood, or the best though now lost solution to the problems the US clearly unleashed (which some not ostensibly AW folks bring up sheepishly), and AW thus becomes/remains irrelevant to people trying to decide if there is a reason to take a general position on war. Who cares about the last war if it was about 'removing' someone that you even agree ~deserved~ it? Then we get to feel even more relevant, anyway, probably exactly because of the hole that leaves us in. Uphill battle, you see.
So I'm pretty much cheering Hez. They're facing a situation more important to their interests than anything the US ever 'faced' in the Middle East, Europe, Latin America, SE Asia… or pretty much anywhere it actually bombed.
It wouldn't surprise me if the CIA, or flunkies on its payroll, supplied
Hezbollah with drone technology. Oboomer (naturally) has to increase
his arms shipments to (defend) the rogue state occupying Palestine.
There is a rat; and it smells like the USG is up to its (old) games.
This appears to be a win, win for Netanyahu, now he can claim that Hezbollah is a eminent threat to Israel security and demand an increase in their welfare check, which the US will gladly obliged.
So Antiwar got this "news" from timesofisrael who got it from Iranian Fars News Agency !I have a bridge to sell you.