The real story behind the killing of Samir Kantar [View all]

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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.

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