Monday, August 04, 2014

Will Hizbullah intervene in Iraq?

I wrote in Arabic against Hizbullah intervention in Iraq, if it occurs, and said that--unlike the case in Syria--it can't be classified as non-sectarian (I am of the view that the relationship between Hizbullah and the Syrian regime is not sectarian, although I am opposed to the Hizbullah intervention in Syria. Hizbullah had a conflictual relationship with the Syrian regime for close to two decades. The relationship between the Amal movement and the Syrian regime is purely sectarian).  I received a clarification from a Hizbullah source with permission to cite anonymously:"Sayyid Hasan [Nasrallah] in an internal meeting with leaders of the scouts said that there is no intention whatsoever to send fighters to Iraq, and that they will only send commanders and brains only".