The pro-Assad National Defense militia have prevented Hezbollah forces from smuggling a shipment of narcotics through the town of Al-Qarah in Damascus countryside on the border with Lebanon.
Lebanese "Almodon" newspaper reported that clashes erupted a few days ago following a dispute between Hezbollah leaders and Samir Rahal; one of the leaders of the National Defense militia. The dispute was over the profits of a drug shipment that was on its way to Syria through the town of Fuleita.
Tension in the town of Fuleita between Hezbollah and National Defense militants have prompted Hezbollah to try to smuggle the shipment through the outskirts of Al-Qarah in the western Qalamoun area of Damascus countryside. The dispute began when leaders of the National Defense militia demanded from Hezbollah to give a percentage of the profits from the shipment of drugs.
The dispute escalated into a clash between the two militant groups that lasted for two hours, in which Hezbollah brought military reinforcements from the border towns of Fuleita and Gregir. It is worth noting that the western areas of Qalamoun bordering with Lebanon are known for smuggling arms, fuel, drugs and human beings.
Hezbollah has been outed by a POLITICO investigation showing how the Obama administration turned a blind eye while Hezbollah was funneling cocaine into the United States, hoping to secure a nuclear deal with Iran. The investigation goes into detail of how the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) amassed evidence that Hezbollah has been collecting $1 billion a year from drug and weapons trafficking, money laundering and other criminal activities. The DEA campaign launched in 2008 "Project Cassandra" had agents working over the next eight years, using wiretaps, undercover operations and informants to map Hezbollah’s illicit networks.
The current Trump administration has recently ramped up its sanction against Hezbollah following their withdrawal from the Iran deal, leaving a contradiction in the US policy towards Hezbollah and its threat against both Syria and America. This contradiction has been highlighted in Paraguay, where the Lebanese Embassy attempted to block the US's attempt to extradite alleged Hezbollah financier Nader Mohamad Farhat; indicating that Hezbollah activities have reached America.
The White House further undermeans its own interest by supporting Lebanese state institutions that it has heavily penetrated or fully controls, while flexing its muscles against Hezbollah in a supposed stance against Iran.
Lebanese "Almodon" newspaper reported that clashes erupted a few days ago following a dispute between Hezbollah leaders and Samir Rahal; one of the leaders of the National Defense militia. The dispute was over the profits of a drug shipment that was on its way to Syria through the town of Fuleita.
Tension in the town of Fuleita between Hezbollah and National Defense militants have prompted Hezbollah to try to smuggle the shipment through the outskirts of Al-Qarah in the western Qalamoun area of Damascus countryside. The dispute began when leaders of the National Defense militia demanded from Hezbollah to give a percentage of the profits from the shipment of drugs.
The dispute escalated into a clash between the two militant groups that lasted for two hours, in which Hezbollah brought military reinforcements from the border towns of Fuleita and Gregir. It is worth noting that the western areas of Qalamoun bordering with Lebanon are known for smuggling arms, fuel, drugs and human beings.
Hezbollah has been outed by a POLITICO investigation showing how the Obama administration turned a blind eye while Hezbollah was funneling cocaine into the United States, hoping to secure a nuclear deal with Iran. The investigation goes into detail of how the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) amassed evidence that Hezbollah has been collecting $1 billion a year from drug and weapons trafficking, money laundering and other criminal activities. The DEA campaign launched in 2008 "Project Cassandra" had agents working over the next eight years, using wiretaps, undercover operations and informants to map Hezbollah’s illicit networks.
The current Trump administration has recently ramped up its sanction against Hezbollah following their withdrawal from the Iran deal, leaving a contradiction in the US policy towards Hezbollah and its threat against both Syria and America. This contradiction has been highlighted in Paraguay, where the Lebanese Embassy attempted to block the US's attempt to extradite alleged Hezbollah financier Nader Mohamad Farhat; indicating that Hezbollah activities have reached America.
The White House further undermeans its own interest by supporting Lebanese state institutions that it has heavily penetrated or fully controls, while flexing its muscles against Hezbollah in a supposed stance against Iran.
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