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Source: http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=254730
Hizbullah, Iran Preparing for "Day after" Assad
(Jerusalem Post) Yaakov Katz - Hizbullah and Iran are preparing for the "day after" in the event that President Bashar Assad's regime is toppled. "The assessment that Hizbullah will be severely impacted by Syria's downfall is unlikely since it will be able to fill the vacuum with assistance directly from Iran," a senior Israeli defense official explained. According to IDF Military Intelligence, Hizbullah is currently providing assistance to Assad in the form of weapons, instructors and actual fighters who are assisting the Syrian military in its efforts to quell the resistance. On Sunday, Al-Arabiya reported Hizbullah forces were deployed in Syria to protect a military base where Iranian soldiers were deployed after it was attacked by anti-government protesters.