Report: Hizbullah on Alert, Rejects to Stand Idle if Syrian Regime in Danger
Hizbullah stepped up its readiness and raised the level of preparations as the Western warships had entered the Mediterranean Sea, the Kuwaiti al-Rai newspaper reported on Wednesday, pointing out that the party will not standstill and watch the axis of resistance in danger.
High-ranking sources in Hizbullah told the daily that the party's leadership is “closely following up the solo western decision which over-passed the U.N. Security Council.”
The sources said that Hizbullah is “interested to know whether the strike is to discipline the Syrian regime or to break the balance of power with the opposition.”
Officials previously confirmed the U.S. Navy has four warships armed with cruise missiles on standby in the eastern Mediterranean.
“If the U.S. and Britain decided to military intervene in Syria to turn the balance of powers in Syria, then Hizbullah rejects to stand idle as the axis of resistance is in danger,” the sources continued.
The sources pointed out that any reaction by Hizbullah is based on the common fate with the Syrian regime.
U.S. forces are gearing up to strike Syria, though the West insists its goal is not regime change but to punish President Bashar Assad's government for unleashing chemical warfare on civilians.
The ground for a military intervention was laid out by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, who for the first time said last week's attack, thought to have killed hundreds, could only have been perpetrated by Assad's forces.
But the onrushing likelihood of action within days was met with defiance in Damascus, with regime officials pledging to fight any attack with "surprise" measures, while Syrian allies Russia and Iran warned of dire consequences.
Britain and France also moved to back the use of force in Syria, while the White House promised to provide declassified evidence this week to prove that the August 21 chemical attack was the work of regime forces.
Hizbullah sources warned Lebanese parties not to be “delusional,” and assume that a strike against Syria would also “turn the balances in Lebanon.”
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