The real story behind the killing of Samir Kantar

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They revealed that Kantar and Shaalan were both commanders within the Syrian National Resistance movement [SNR] - a little known group backed by the Syrian government, and advised and equipped by Iran's Revolutionary Guard and Hezbollah.

Essentially made up of local Syrians from the areas close to Syria's southern border with Israel, the movement's aim is to work on expanding and participating in the wider front of Hezbollah and its allies against Israel.

The creation and development of the group came about following a decision taken by the Syrian President, Bashar al Assad, in 2013. According to one Syrian official source, "Until the start of the Syrian crisis, there had always been a military balance in the south between the Syrian army and the Israelis.

"When the Syrian army positions [on the borders] came under attack by Syrian opposition armed groups in that area, under the cover of the Israelis, the president took the decision to allow Hezbollah to help with the development of a home-grown resistance movement against Israel from the Golan Heights," said the source.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/12/real-story-killing-samir-kantar-151222062315355.html

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1. You might be the most informative person around

Thanks for you posts. Always a pleasure.

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Keep an eye on the Golan.

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3. UN condemns fighting by Syria and rebels on Golan

UNITED NATIONS — The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the fighting and use of heavy weapons by Syrian government troops and armed groups on the Golan Heights.

The area that has separated Syrian and Israeli forces since 1974 is supposed to be a demilitarized zone.

A resolution co-sponsored by Russia and the United States and adopted unanimously by the council on Tuesday calls on parties to the Syrian conflict to halt military activity there.

The resolution extends the mandate of the nearly 800-strong UN peacekeeping force on the Golan Heights until June 30, 2016.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/un-condemns-fighting-by-syria-and-rebels-on-golan/