Report: Syria Training Hizbullah to Use Advanced Anti-Aircraft Missiles

(Ha'aretz) Jack Khoury - An American source says that Syria allowed Hizbullah operatives to train within its territory in the use of advanced SA2 anti-aircraft missile batteries, the Kuwaiti daily Al Rai reported Sunday. In an interview, the senior U.S. official warned that if Syria supplies Hizbullah with this missile, Israel will bomb Damascus and a war will likely ensue. According to the official, Israel has warned Syria not to transfer SA2 missiles to Hizbullah, and views the transfer of such missiles as the crossing of a red line.


2010-01-18 08:03:50

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