Israel Says Hezbollah Is Using US-Made Weapons in Syria

Hezbollah parading its military equipment in Qusayr, Syria, November 2016. (Twitter)

Arutz Sheva: Hezbollah Fighting in Syria With U.S. Weapons Supplied to Lebanese Army, IDF Says

Senior IDF officer says Hezbollah obtained weapons as part of 'deal' with Lebanon, adding that Hezbollah has 'strengthened grip on Lebanese national institutions.'

Hezbollah is fighting in Syria with American weapon systems supplied by the United States to the Lebanese Army, a senior Israel Defense Forces officer speaking under conditions of anonymity said Wednesday.

According to the officer, Israel has supplied the U.S. administration with evidence, including photographs, of American-supplied armored personnel carriers being used by Hezbollah in Syria.

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WNU Editor: The U.S. is denying these claims .... US denies Lebanese army APCs given to Hezbollah (AFP).

More News On Israeli Claims That Hezbollah Is Using US-Made Weapons in Syria

Hezbollah using U.S. weaponry in Syria: senior Israeli military officer -- Reuters
Senior Israeli Officer: Hezbollah Using U.S. Military Equipment Given to Lebanese Army -- The Tower
Israeli army says Hezbollah using US-made arms in Syria -- i24 News
US denies Lebanese army APCs given to Hezbollah -- Times of Israel

Report: There Has Been A Military Clash Between Syrian Government Forces And Hezbollah In Aleppo

A Hezbollah funeral for one of its fighters killed in Syria. (YouTube/Channel 4 News)

Middle East Monitor: Assad and Hezbollah forces clash in Aleppo

Several clashes have taken place in Aleppo between the Syrian regime army and Hezbollah militia. Dozens have been killed and wounded, reported the Huffington Post on Friday. Aircraft belonging to the regime have been targeting Hezbollah militiamen, noted the London-based Al-Sharq Al-Awsat.

Sources from the Syrian opposition said that the clashes erupted due to mutual accusations that troops had retreated in the face of the enemy and a subsequent exchange of insults between the two nominal allies. The clashes apparently led to a Syrian army officer and seven soldiers being killed; the army then retaliated against the Hezbollah forces.

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WNU Editor: Hezbollah is denying these reports .... Hezbollah denies clashing with Assad forces in Syria (Ya Liban). More here .... Hezbollah denies clashes with Syrian regime forces (Middle East Monitor). Interesting .... no denials yet from the Syrian government.

Update: It has been a bad week for Hezbollah in Syria .... Syria: Hezbollah suffers highest death toll in battle so far (Arutz Sheva)

Update #2: It is hard to determine how accurate this report is, but here is another report (albeit from a Saudi-backed outlet) of rifts in the Syrian-Russian-Hezbollah-Iran alliance .... Rift Widens Among Allies in Syria… Assad Irked with Putin’s Call (Asharq Al Awsat)