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Old 03-20-2006   #52
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Dear Lebanon10452, I will try to answer your questions at once.
If we want to discuss Syrian-Hizbolla relation we should go back to the very begining.

When Hizbolla was first declared publically, Syria considered it a threat to its interests. This position was translated clearly in the war of "Ekleem al Tofa7" (a region in south lebanon), where, Amal and the palestineans, backed up by the syrian army, attacked Hizbolla members and beseiged them. Another famous incident occured in Fat7alla Street (Basta) were tens of Hizbolla members were excuted publicly by the syrian army.
The war ended and syria was not able to achieve its goal by eliminating Hizbolla...

Due to common interests and since both are facing a common enemy, this tense relation changed later to become as following:
Allies facing Israel, Opponents in Lebanese affairs

HOW?

Syria supported Hizbolla politically and logistically, disqualifying all who opposed military resistance, supporting the resistance internationally, and passing weapons and ammos to the south.
Hizbolla in return, supported the syrian position in negotiation.

Internally, things were different. Hizbolla's conflict with Syria was clear in various points:

=Hizbolla continous conflict with Amal, and we all know that Amal is considered Syria's main ally in Lebanon.

=Hizbolla never participated in any government under syrian occupation. even those headed by Salim Hoss.

=They also, didnt approve any government and were mainly in the oppostion side.

=Certain violent conflicts between hizbolla supporters and the Lebanese regime, like in Sept 93 under the Airport bridge, Sobhi Tofayli revolution, and Hay Sellom accident

This ambivalent relationship bewteen Syria and Hizbolla may seem contradictory and hypocritic. But Hezbolla's goal to liberate the South was not possible without the syrian help.

In the 8th of March meeting "Shokran Souria", if you listen carefully to what Nasralla was saying you could realize that all the thanks were particularly for supporting the resistance, he actually said more than once that syria had a lot of mistakes

to be continued....
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