By Palestine Chronicle Staff
News reports emerged ON November 2, suggesting that the Russian Wagner group has arrived in Lebanon, for the sole purpose of aiding Hezbollah in its fight against Israel.
The US publication, the Wall Street Journal, reported on Thursday at 2:24 pm ET, that Wagner “plans to provide an air-defense system to Hezbollah.”
The source, according to the newspaper, is a “US official”, who spoke based on intelligence information.
What Particular Air Defense System is Wagner Planning to Use in Support of Hezbollah?
WSJ reports,
“The Russian SA-22 system they plan to send uses antiaircraft missiles and air-defense guns to intercept aircraft.”
Has the System already Been Deployed?
“One U.S. official said that Washington hasn’t confirmed that the system has been sent. But officials are monitoring discussions involving Wagner and Hezbollah and the potential delivery is a major concern to them.”
Hezbollah and the Gaza War
Since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza, on October 7, the Lebanese Resistance movement Hezbollah has engaged directly, but relatively in a limited way in the war against the Israeli occupation.
According to Hezbollah sources, the movement has killed, as of November 1, at least 120 soldiers, and wounded many more, while targeting numerous military bases, intelligence installations, and other Israeli positions across the Lebanon-Israel border.
Israel has occupied parts of Lebanon for decades and has only left the country in 2000, following stiff Lebanese resistance under Hezbollah’s leadership.
It attempted to re-occupy Lebanon in 2006 but failed in what Lebanon considers a major victory against Israel.
Israel, however, continues to occupy parts of Lebanon, namely the Sheba Farms region.
Hezbollah has vowed to recover every inch of Lebanon that has been occupied by Israel contrary to international law.
(The Palestine Chronicle)
James R said...There are no sources for this claim THAT THERE ARE RUSSIAN TROOPS in Lebanon.
There is no evidence that there are any Russian soldiers at all in Lebanon.
If there were Russian soldiers placed in what is an active war zone in Southern Lebanon, I think that people in Lebanon would have knowledge of this and it would be a very significant and widely reported story.
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The story of the Hezbollah/Israel war has been understandably on the back burner given the atrocities taking place in Gaza but there are attacks on Israeli positions by Hezbollah and vice versa everyday .
Tens of thousands of people on both sides of the border have left their homes as a result.
I read several Lebanese news sources everyday to keep up with the war in Gaza and the north, neither Naharnet, al Mayadeen nor al Manar have made any mention of any Russian troops in Lebanon.
There is a UN force that doesn't really do anything in South Lebanon, but they don't include Russians.
I am perfectly happy to be wrong about this but all the signs are that this a completely fake made up story.
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There are no sources for this claim. There is no evidence that there are any Russian soldiers at all in Lebanon. If there were Russian soldiers placed in what is an active war zone in Southern Lebanon, I think that people in Lebanon would have knowledge of this and it would be a very significant and widely reported story.
ReplyDeleteThe story of the Hezbollah/Israel war has been understandably on the back burner given the atrocities taking place in Gaza but there are attacks on Israeli positions by Hezbollah and vice versa everyday .
Tens of thousands of people on both sides of the border have left their homes as a result.
I read several Lebanese news sources everyday to keep up with the war in Gaza and the north, neither Naharnet, al Mayadeen nor al Manar have made any mention of any Russian troops in Lebanon.
There is a UN force that doesn't really do anything in South Lebanon, but they don't include Russians.
I am perfectly happy to be wrong about this but all the signs are that this a completely fake made up story,
There is an error in the previous comment for which I apologise. The comment was Anonymous as the system would not allow me to sign in at that time for some reason.(possibly just my incompetence)
ReplyDeleteI claimed that the Syrians have not shot down a single Israeli plane as Israel has bombed Syria hundreds of times over the past decade.
This is untrue, in February 2018 a Syrian S200 system shot down an Israeli F-16 fighter jet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_2018_Israel%E2%80%93Syria_incident