FSA militants fire rockets at Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley towns
File photo shows a general view of Bekaa Valley.
Wed Jun 12, 2013 11:0PM GMT
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The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah is reportedly fighting the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front under the FSA umbrella in the northern part of Bekaa Valley.
Foreign-backed militants in Syria have fired a number of rockets at the Lebanese border towns and villages of Bekaa Valley.
According to reports published on Wednesday, the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) launched at least four rockets into Bekaa Valley.
There were no immediate reports of possible damage or casualties.
The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah is reportedly fighting the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front under the FSA umbrella in the northern part of Bekaa Valley.
The Syria crisis began in March 2011, and many people, including large numbers of soldiers and security personnel, have been killed in the violence.
The Syrian government says that the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country, and there are reports that a very large number of the militants are foreign nationals.
Damascus says the West and its regional allies, such as Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, are supporting the militants.
In an interview broadcast on Turkish television in April, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that if the militants take power in Syria, they could destabilize the entire Middle East region for decades.
“If the unrest in Syria leads to the partitioning of the country, or if the terrorist forces take control… the situation will inevitably spill over into neighboring countries and create a domino effect throughout the Middle East and beyond,” he stated.
NT/AS