Experts: Hezbullah forces in Syria exhibit 'major lack of operational preparation'
“It doesn’t look good” for Hezbollah said Tony Badran, a research fellow who focuses on Syria at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD). Hezbollah has convinced many observers that their Iranian-trained “elite” fighters are a force to be reckoned with, a reputation now at risk.
Anywhere from 80 to 200 Hezbollah fighters have already been killed in action in Syria over the past week, exposing a major lack of operational preparation, Badran said.
“If it was intended to showcase Hezbollah’s power it’s not doing that,” he said. “It’s showcasing their vulnerabilities. It’s showing a lot of problems in the fighting force.”
Hezbollah forces are believed to have been stationed in Syria since at least 2012 despite the terror group’s official denials, experts said.
The brigades are comprised of mid-level operational commanders and younger troops who were trained in Iran in the wake of Hezbollah’s 2006 war against Israel.
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Former Bush administration national security adviser Elliott Abrams warned that Iran is succeeding in its goal of creating a pro-Assad haven in Syria.
“It is not so shocking that we are not grasping the reality facing us in Syria,” Abrams recently wrote in the Weekly Standard. “That reality is a humiliating defeat of the United States at the hands of Iran and Hezbollah, aided by Russia, in a manner that destabilizes and weakens all our allies and our influence in the Middle East, emboldens our worst enemies, and has a significant geopolitical impact.”
“There is a corridor [Hezbollah] needs to control” in order to protect Assad and Iranian interests, said Badran, who dubbed the area an “IRGC island” in reference to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.
However, Hezbollah’s persistent problems on the battlefield could jeopardize Iran’s pro-Assad plan.
Forces that have been dubbed as “elite” are turning out to be incompetent fighters, experts said.So why didn't we win decisively in 2006 against Hezbullah? Because we had an incompetent defense minister, and a Prime Minister who didn't have the guts to fight to win.
Labels: Bashar al-Assad, Free Syrian Army, Hezbullah, Iran, Nusra Front, Second Lebanon War, Syrian uprising
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 7:56 PM
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Hezbollah is getting their heads handed to them by college students with stolen guns because they are as ruthless and indifferent to savagery as Hezbollah is. That's the only relevant factor. The experience with Israel was driven by Israel's polite playing by the so called rules of war. But if you want to beat Hezbollah, Syria and Iran you have to go full on tribal war kill them all and put all their heads on pikes on them. The only they respect and fear is long series of atrocities they can talk about for a thousand years, that is, if there's anyone left to talk about them. The only way to win a civil war is to be IN a civil war with every single ounce of the vicious Medieval brutality it takes. Until that happens, stay home.
hezbullah is one of the best small armyies in the world. there are deaths in all wars just look at the usa fighting caveman in Afghanistan over 2000+ have been killed do you think the us has not got the best army in the world.
p.s the war in syria is street battles close fighting so of course the death toll will be higher.
hezbullah is one of the best small armyies in the world. there are deaths in all wars just look at the usa fighting caveman in Afghanistan over 2000+ have been killed do you think the us has not got the best army in the world.
p.s the war in syria is street battles close fighting so of course the death toll will be higher.
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