Kersten Knipp, DW: Hezbollah's new 'power' threatens Israel
The Lebanese Shiite Islamist group Hezbollah has benefited from the war in Syria. Backed by Iran, it has expanded enormously militarily. Its presence in Syria also makes it a threat to neighboring Israel.
It was a bombshell - for more than five days, the Lebanese military was fighting the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS), whose militia have penetrated parts of the Syrian Qalamoun Mountains. Its foothills reach as far as Lebanon and the IS jihadis have proved themselves well equipped.
Lebanon's military, keen to push Sunni extremists back, has formed a loose alliance with Hezbollah and Iran. The Shiite-dominated alliance has managed to push back Sunni extremists.
"The Lebanese military supported by the resistance movement, Hezbollah and the [Iranian] nation, recorded some significant victories over the IS terrorists," said Hossein Jaberi Ansari, the Iranian deputy foreign minister, during a recent visit to Beirut.
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WNU Editor: The entire Middle East has been in turmoil since the Arab Spring .... old alliances gone, new alliances being formed. The rise of Hezbollah and Iran on the border of Israel is just one of the consequences of this turmoil .... but the involvement of the Lebanese Army is surprising a lot of people.
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Only the defeat had stopped Hitler. It will be the same for Iran.
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