Conflict escalated: Israel bombies Lebanon Syria border!

Conflict escalated: Israel bombies Lebanon Syria border!

In a dramatic escalation of the fights in the Syrian civil war, the Israeli military carried out targeted air raids on two important border crossings between Lebanon and Syria during the night of Friday. These attacks were directed against weapon transfer nodes and military infrastructure near the border, as a spokesman for the Israeli army announced. The border crossings Arida in the north and Jousieh in the east of Lebanon were affected, which represent decisive access points to the province of Homs in Syria, such as krone.at reported.

preparation for offensive in Homs

In the meantime, Islamist rebel alliance Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) mobilizes its strength for an attack on the strategically important city of Homs. After an advance in Aleppo and taking Hama, a commander announced: "Our heroic people in Homs, your time has come." The offensive in Homs is described as a "revolution against injustice and tyranny", whereby the rebels of the Syrian government under Bashar al-Assad have delivered clear battles. After successful fights in Hama, the rebel association reported that it had released hundreds of prisoners from a central prison, many of them had been detained since 2011, so sueddeutsche.de .

Control over Homs is crucial for the Syrian government, since it can maintain its connections to the Hisbollah in Lebanon. Taking Homs by the rebels would also endanger the connection of the capital Damascus to the Mediterranean ports. Despite the tense situation and the ongoing chaos among the government troops, it remains to be seen whether the rebels have sufficient forces to take Homs with its approximately 1.4 million inhabitants.