Lebanon's Hizbullah May Fight Israel to Relieve Syria

(Reuters) Mariam Karouny - Lebanon's Hizbullah is preparing for a possible war with Israel to relieve perceived Western pressure to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, its guardian ally, sources close to the movement say. "The storm is building up now and after it everything will change," said Hilal Khashan, a political analyst at the American University in Beirut. "In all cases, no matter what happens in Syria, developments there will not be in favor for Hizbullah."


2011-06-23 00:00:00

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