Elite Iranian general assassinated near Syria-Lebanon border

[COpatriot]

Syrian rebels claiming the hit.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013...-syria-lebanon

A senior commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards has been killed while travelling from Syria to Lebanon, according to Iranian authorities.

A man identified as General Hassan Shateri was reportedly assassinated by what Iranian officials described as "the agents and supporters of the Zionist regime" while travelling from Damascus to Beirut.

It was not immediately clear in which of the two countries Shateri was killed but a Syrian rebel commander said an Iranian official was killed in an attack carried out by Syrian rebels in Zabadani in southwestern Syria, close to the Lebanese border.

More at the link. By the way this thing could be hitting a turning point. Apparently the opposition has reached Aleppo airport and are trying to take it from the government. If that happens it could change a lot in the north.

[vita3]

The Iranian guy killed built up much of S Lebannon thru construction.

[AngryCanadian]

Syrian rebels claiming the hit.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013...-syria-lebanon




More at the link. By the way this thing could be hitting a turning point. Apparently the opposition has reached Aleppo airport and are trying to take it from the government. If that happens it could change a lot in the north.

Are you aware that the opposition are nothing then Islamist Terrorists?

Apparently the opposition has reached Aleppo airport and are trying to take it from the government. If that happens it could change a lot in the north.

They have being trying to take airport since summer i feel very shamed at our news media celebrating them.

[COpatriot]

Are you aware that the opposition are nothing then Islamist Terrorists?



They have being trying to take airport since summer i feel very shamed at our news media celebrating them.

Very aware. All I am saying is that for a while they have been outgunned by the Syrian military until now. This is the closest they've ever gotten to the airport and if it falls then this could be an important shift. The plan is to turn Aleppo into an opposition capital if they can take the whole city.

[AngryCanadian]

Very aware. All I am saying is that for a while they have been outgunned by the Syrian military until now. This is the closest they've ever gotten to the airport and if it falls then this could be an important shift. The plan is to turn Aleppo into an opposition capital if they can take the whole city.

The thing is that the opposition terrorists are controlling parts of Aleppo and whats more they even Lost Homs.

[BlackTerrel]

Are you aware that the opposition are nothing then Islamist Terrorists?

They hate Syria because of their freedoms.

They have being trying to take airport since summer i feel very shamed at our news media celebrating them.

I think I missed where the media was celebrating these guys as heroes.

[vita3]

Our media suck for showing some of the nut ball "rebels" behavior.

Fox is owned 10% by a Saudi investor, House of Sau is funding the rebels.

Gore's channel just got bought by Quatar, that's also fueling this insuregency

Left & Right difference. Child, please.

We need our own honest, little media outlet

[BlackTerrel]

Why do Islamic terrorists hate Syria so much? Is it blowback for intervening in other countries? Or do they hate Syria for their freedoms?

[James Madison]

Why do Islamic terrorists hate Syria so much? Is it blowback for intervening in other countries? Or do they hate Syria for their freedoms?

Because Assad is about as close to a secular leader as you will find in the Middle East. Same thing happened with Saddam and Gaddafi and to a lesser extent Mubarak.

[Danan]

Why do Islamic terrorists hate Syria so much? Is it blowback for intervening in other countries? Or do they hate Syria for their freedoms?

Assad is an Alawite, while most of the Syrian population (over 70%) is Sunni (as is Al-Quaida). Assad is primarily backed by minorities in Syria, like Alawites, Shiites and Christians, as well as wealthier Sunnites. He has alliances with Iran (which is the primal shiite force in the middle east), as well as Russia, which fears Sunni influence in the region, mainly because of radical Sunnite terrorists in the Russian Caucasus regions. All the major Sunnite "players", like Saudi Arabia, Egypt, etc. back or at least cheer for the rebells in Syria.

In short: It's a mainly religiously founded civil war.