Hizbullah Reaches Deal with Syria Rebels on Zabadani, Shiite Towns

Hizbullah and Syrian rebels have reached an agreement involving a six-month ceasefire in three battleground Syrian towns, a monitoring group said Thursday.
“Under Turkish and Iranian sponsorship and with guarantees from the United Nations, an agreement has been reached between Lebanon's Hizbullah and the fighters of Zabadani and the Islamist Ahrar al-Sham movement in Zabadani, Fuaa and Kafraya,” the anti-regime Syrian Observatory for Human Rights announced.
The mainly Shiite Fuaa and Kafraya are the two remaining villages in Idlib province in the northwest still in regime hands while Zabadani is the rebels' last stronghold near the Lebanese border.
Citing “preliminary information,” the Observatory said the deal envisages the evacuation of women and children from Fuaa and Kafraya in return for the withdrawal of Zabadani's rebels along with their families to the Idlib province.
It also involves “the evacuation of critically wounded people from the town of Madaya that is adjacent to Zabadani, a six-month ceasefire and other points.”
Several ceasefires had been reached in the three towns in the past.
Pro-government forces and Hizbullah launched an offensive to try to recapture Zabadani in July, prompting a rebel alliance -- including members of al-Qaida-linked al-Nusra Front -- to besiege the Idlib villages of Fuaa and Kafraya, whose residents are Shiites.
Last week, the rebels launched one of their fiercest attacks to date on Fuaa and Kafraya.
The assault began on Friday with at least nine car bombs against the outskirts of the two villages -- seven of them detonated by suicide bombers.
At least 66 rebels, 40 pro-government militiamen and seven civilians were killed in the latest assault, according to the Observatory.
Sunday's ceasefire was the third attempt to agree a truce for the three areas. A ceasefire last month lasted only 48 hours.
Hizbullah has sent thousands of fighters across the border to support Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces against the Islamist-led militants fighting to topple him. The group's intervention has helped the Syrian army recapture most towns in the Qalamoun region near the border with Lebanon.
Hundreds of Hizbullah fighters have been reportedly killed in the conflict to date.
In total, more than 240,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began in March 2011 with anti-government protests.
The fighting has since evolved into a complex civil war involving rebels, the regime, al-Qaida and Islamic State jihadists, Lebanon's Hizbullah and Kurdish fighters.
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bless anyone person, entity, organization, brigade or country that inflicts extreme pain and unbearable suffering, death, torture, and destruction upon the iranian sectarian terrorist militia and its members, supporters or followers wherever they may be.

but nouh zoaiter and mowaten said zabadani was dead meat within hours

another divine victory for the islamic resistance in Syria ;) more than 1500 barrel bombs, 2,000 surface to surface missiles, over 3,000 aerial bombardments, and more than 200 dead holy warriors, they could not take zabadani;)

i dont know where you got those figures (most probably invented as usual) but they did take zabadani. the only reason they are letting the fighters who were entrenched in the last remaining pocket get away is because of the blackmail al qaeda is doing, putting fuaa and kefraya's civilians in the balance.

you wouldnt know a good point if it hit you in the face and pierced it through.

1- they deafeated the rebels, they're only letting the remaining ones escape because of the blackmail done with kefraya and fuaa
2- who ever said the lebanese government is forbidden of negotiating? plus they have actually been negotiating for over a year but the terrorists in arsal wont let go the soldiers, they know the second they lose their hostages they will be wiped out
3- as in point 3, the reason the soldiers are not liberated is because the terrorists need them as hostages
4- hezbollah has cleared the entire qalamoun (including zabadani since the terrorists are retreating as part of the deal) with the exception of arsal. ask yourself who is preventing them of getting near arsal?

read the article before you comment, and cut down on the "4 year old" arguments, they aren't really convincing.

lol all they're doing is blackmailing their escape out of zabadani by threatening civilians in fuaa and kefraya: a "victory" that suits your kind, the best you can hope for.

Nasralla khabbarna bi enno lma3raqi wa bedeyeta tatakallam 3an nafsiha

Waynon lmojahidi wa 3azimatthom ayna lentisarat waynel wa3ed ssadeqayyna antom men all qodes hal 3adalto fi tariq kolto lanna bi annaha tamor fi zabadani
Nifaq nifaq nifaq = moman3a wa mokawaly