Hezbollah said to control most of Qusayr in major setback for Syria rebels -- McClatchy News
BEIRUT — Hezbollah and Syrian government forces have seized most of the strategically important town of Qusayr near the Lebanese border, fighters on both sides of the conflict said Wednesday, in what would be a huge setback for the rebels fighting to topple the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
A fighter for Hezbollah, the Lebanese group that’s sent troops to Syria to join Assad loyalist forces, said the group had cleared rebels from most of Qusayr. A spokesman for one of the main rebel groups in the area confirmed the assertion.
“We have suffered heavy losses,” said Yazed al Hasan, a spokesman for the rebel Farouq Battalions, which have occupied Qusayr since last year. He also acknowledged that government forces had recaptured the military airport north of the city.
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Update: Syrian army seizes strategic air base near Qusair -- Reuters
My Comment: Helped by thousands of "Hezbollah volunteers", it was only a matter of time before Qusayr fell. What everyone is wondering now is to what extent will Hezbollah commit it's forces to other battles .... will they stay on the border, or will they participate in the bloody of battles of Homs, Aleppo, Damascus, and elsewhere.
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