Crossing Into Syria With Lebanese Pro-Assad Militia -- France 24/AFP
With the Syrian civil war now spreading to neighbouring Lebanon, FRANCE 24 journalists crossed the border into Syria with Hezbollah-allied Lebanese militias fighting to defend Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
The crack of gunfire keeps an irregular beat in this rugged mountainous region at the Lebanon-Syria border as a Lebanese militiaman, who goes by the name Abu Hamza, explains why he chose to fight in Syria.
“They're coming and killing us in our homes, killing our children,” said Abu Hamza, his face shrouded behind sunglasses and a carefully wrapped keffiyeh. “I'm fighting to defend myself, to defend my family, not for the interests of anyone else.”
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My Comment: A year ago Hezbollah and the Syrian government were denying any Hezbollah involvement in the Syrian civil war ... today ... they openly boast about it (I guess because they now know that they cannot hide it anymore).