Opposition commander: Israel, Iran, Hezbollah helping Assad
A Syrian opposition commander has accused Israel of working with Iran and Hezbollah to support Syrian President Bashar Assad in his two year effort to topple opposing forces, Turkish news network Today@@@s Zaman reported on Sunday.Abdulkader Saleh, a commander in the al-Tawhid Brigade of the Free Syrian Army told Today@@@s Zaman that "Assad has protected Israel@@@s border for 40 years,” and that is why "Iran and Hezbollah are cooperating with Israel to be able to support Assad" in Syria@@@s raging civil war.Despite previous media reports that last week@@@s airstrikes in Syria were an Israeli initiative to aid rebel forces and stop Hezbollah from helping Assad attain destructive weapons, Saleh apparently told Zaman that these reports were false.ByREUTERS06/08/2025 07:57 AMByREUTERS06/08/2025 05:36 AMByMAARIV06/07/2025 02:33 PMByWALLA!06/07/2025 11:18 AMByREUTERS06/07/2025 03:25 AM
