Thousands of Hezbollah troops fighting, hundreds killed in Syria, study confirms - Middle East - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper

Members of a Hezbollah unit raise up their hands as they shout slogans in support of pro-Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon, May 25, 2013.. Photo by AP

Thousands of Hezbollah fighters are taking part in the Syrian civil war and several hundred have been killed, according to a report by the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center released this week. 

The Israeli research center also reports that Hezbollah helps train regime forces in guerrilla warfare, urban warfare, explosives and sniping. The Shi'ite group also carries out intelligence and border security, and operates against members of the Syrian opposition living in Lebanon.

The report mentions two main regions where Hezbollah is fighting; one is south of Homs, where the Syrian army said Wednesday it had taken over the city of Al-Qusayr. At the time of writing early this week, the Meir Amit center said more than 60 Hezbollah fighters had been killed at Al-Qusayr.

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