Report: Iran Gave Hizbullah UAVs, Attack Aircraft

(Ha'aretz) Hizbullah has obtained three different kinds of UAVs and an Iranian aircraft that could reach long distances and attack specific targets on the ground, Channel 10 quoted the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Siyasa on Saturday. Iran's Revolutionary Guard is responsible for the transfer of the aircraft to Hizbullah, and dozens of Iranian experts have been sent to Lebanon to train Hizbullah. Tehran has allocated a very high budget for the project, and Western sources fear the aircraft could be an "important card" in a possible future conflict between Israel and Hizbullah.


2010-11-08 08:42:41

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