Live by the bomb, die by the bomb...
BEIRUT (AP)
— A Hezbollah commander and several fighters have been killed inside
Syria, a Lebanese security official said Tuesday, a development that
could stoke already soaring tensions over the Lebanese militant group’s
role in the civil war next door.
Hezbollah’s reputation has taken a beating over its support for the
Syrian regime, but any sign that the group’s fighters are taking part in
the battle raises fears that the conflict could expand into a wider
fight engulfing the region.[...]
On Tuesday, Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV showed the funerals of at least
two other Hezbollah members it said were killed while performing their
“jihadi duty.” Both funerals were attended by Hezbollah officials and
commanders.
The coffins of the dead were draped with Hezbollah’s yellow flags and
carried by militants in black uniforms and red berets. Hundreds of
people marched in the funeral.
Samer al-Homsi, an activist in Syria’s central Homs province, which borders Lebanon, said Nassif was killed Saturday when a roadside bomb went off as the car he was in passed just outside the town of Qusair. He said Nassif and several other people were killed in the blast.
“His job was to coordinate with Syrian security agencies,” al-Homsi said via Skype.
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