Two Grad Rockets from Syria Land on Outskirts of Hermel

إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
  • W460
  • W460

Two Grad rockets fired from Syrian territories on Tuesday exploded on the outskirts of Lebanon's Hermel town district, causing material damage only.

According to the state-run National News Agency, one of the rockets landed in al-Maali area, damaging and under construction building.

However, the news agency said that the second rocket wasn't located yet.

Fire from the conflict in neighboring Syria has regularly spilled over into Lebanon, killing two people in the most recent incident on April 14. Both rebel forces and regime troops have reportedly been involved in such fire.

Officially, Lebanon is observing a neutral stance towards the conflict pitting rebels against the regime of President Bashar Assad, but the uprising has inflamed tensions in the country's multi-confessional population.

The March 14 opposition movement has backed the uprising, while the Hizbullah and its allies support Assad.

Damascus has said rebel fighters and weapons are crossing into Syria from Lebanon, while rebel forces accuse Hizbullah of intervening in the conflict by dispatching its fighters to battle alongside government troops.

Lebanon's government has condemned successive incidents in which the conflict has spilled over the border, including alleged Syrian air strikes inside Lebanese territory.

But since the Syrian uprising began in March 2011, there have been numerous deadly clashes along the northern and eastern borders of Lebanon, usually between the Syrian army and armed Syrian or Lebanese groups backing the uprising.

There have also been clashes between armed groups and the Lebanese army seeking to prevent the infiltration of fighters into Lebanon.

Comments 8
Thumb geha 23 April 2013, 10:31

18 hizbushaitan operatives were killed yesterday in Syria.

Missing maroun 23 April 2013, 10:59

if we had a decent goverment they would order the army to return fire ..but as we know Lebanon governed by a bunch of M8 traitors.

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 23 April 2013, 13:45

Akkar was likely (as happened many times in the past) hit by regime forces and not the FSA.

Missing maroun 24 April 2013, 04:55

mowaten ..i dont care who fired be it the regime or the rebels ..the army should fire back at the source .

Missing maroun 24 April 2013, 04:58

M8 goverment are still in power until a new goverment is formed ..so yes they are to blame.

Thumb Elemental 23 April 2013, 13:01

Bet this same nonsense will be repeated tomorrow.

Missing samiam 23 April 2013, 13:09

and again from the self proclaimed resistance, nothing but silence with a few peeps of excuses.....

Missing maroun 24 April 2013, 04:56

the1phoenix..i think you are the only person who makes a sane comment here.