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Six Hezbollah Fighters Killed in Israeli Strikes on Homs

Photo published by loyalist media of huge explosion in Ibn al-Haytham Base in south east Homs city.
Photo published by loyalist media of huge explosion in Ibn al-Haytham Base in south east Homs city.
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Six Hezbollah Fighters Killed in Israeli Strikes on Homs

Photo published by loyalist media of huge explosion in Ibn al-Haytham Base in south east Homs city.
Photo published by loyalist media of huge explosion in Ibn al-Haytham Base in south east Homs city.

At least six Hezbollah fighters were killed Monday in Israeli strikes in Syria near the Lebanese border.
“Four of the Hezbollah fighters are Lebanese and two are Syrians,” Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) Director Rami Abdurrahman, told Asharq Al-Awsat.
Earlier, SOHR said Israeli strikes targeted a Hezbollah headquarters in Al-Qusair south-west of Homs on the Syrian-Lebanese border.
Another strike hit a Hezbollah headquarters used by the Iranian-backed militias south of Homs.
The observatory said that violent explosions sounded as a result of new Israeli air strikes that targeted a site near a gas station located in the al-Auras area near the Homs roundabout south of the city of Homs.
“The Ibn Al-Haytham encampment, which is used by Iranian-backed militias, is located in the area,” it noted.
According to SOHR, one of the Israeli strikes targeted a site near Al-Nabighah Al-Thubyani School, north of the roundabout in Al-Qusair city, south-west of Homs, on the Syrian-Lebanese border. The area is controlled by Hezbollah.
Plumes of smoke rose from the targeted places, while several ambulances headed towards the area. The strikes left a number of casualties, according to primary information.
On Saturday, AFP quoted SOHR as saying that an Israeli drone strike near the Lebanese border targeted a vehicle carrying “a Hezbollah commander and his companion.”
Hezbollah did not announce any deaths among its ranks on Saturday.
In March, the Israeli army struck two Syrian army sites where Hezbollah was operating. The strike was carried out based on “precise intelligence,” the army said on its Telegram account, noting that it “holds the Syrian regime accountable for all activities which take place within its territory and will not allow for any attempted actions which could lead to the entrenchment of Hezbollah on the Syrian front.”
The Israeli Army also said it struck two Syrian army sites in southern Syria, where members of the Lebanese Hezbollah group were stationed.
The Israeli army has carried out hundreds of strikes in Syria since the outbreak of the civil war there in 2011, mainly targeting army positions and Iran-backed fighters including from Lebanon’s Hezbollah.
The strikes increased after Israel’s war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip began on October 7, when the group launched an unprecedented attack against Israel, killing 1,200 people and seizing 252 hostages, mostly civilians.
Israel rarely comments on individual strikes in Syria but has repeatedly said it will not allow Iran to expand its presence there.
Since the beginning of 2024, the Syrian Observatory has counted 40 attacks in Syria, including 28 air strikes and 12 ground assaults. The strikes damaged or destroyed about 81 targets, including weapons and ammunition depots, headquarters, centers, and vehicles.
These strikes have killed 137 soldiers and injured 57 others.
The casualties include 21 Iranian members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, 26 Hezbollah members, 12 Iraqis, 28 Iranian-backed Syrian militiamen, 10 Iranian-backed non-Syrian militiamen and 40 regime soldiers.

 

 

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Will Egypt Request Extradition of Ahmad Mansour?

Egyptian Ahmad al-Mansour (X)
Egyptian Ahmad al-Mansour (X)
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Will Egypt Request Extradition of Ahmad Mansour?

Egyptian Ahmad al-Mansour (X)
Egyptian Ahmad al-Mansour (X)

Judicial authorities in Egypt have issued an arrest and extradition warrant for Ahmad al-Mansour, who allegedly made threats against Egypt from Syria. He was reportedly apprehended by security forces in Damascus, an informed Egyptian source told Asharq Al-Awsat on Wednesday.
A source at the Syrian interior ministry told Reuters that Syria's new authorities have detained al-Mansour over threats he made to the government in Cairo.
The source said that al-Mansour has posted several videos threatening Egyptian authorities, and calling for protests.
Lately, al-Mansour had caused a huge controversy after appearing in a taped video of himself surrounded by masked fighters in a room decorated with a flag associated with the Egyptian monarchy before the 25 January revolution.
Al-Mansour's calls were rejected, even by Egyptian opponents, who said his speech harms the peacefulness of the January 25 revolution in 2011.
Research conducted by Asharq Al-Awsat found no judicial rulings recorded against al-Mansour, whether on terrorist or criminal charges.
The informed Egyptian source said the authorities issued an arrest warrant for al-Mansour on charges of joining armed terrorist groups, incitement to overthrow the regime by force of arms, and threatening Egyptian national security.
“Authorities are also preparing a file to request his extradition from Syria,” the source said.
Egypt's request to return al-Mansour does not require judicial rulings, the source added.
It is enough for Egyptian authorities to ask for his extradition on the grounds of questioning him, especially on criminal charges, the source said.
MP Mustafa Bakri told Asharq Al-Awsat that the Syrian authorities will not hand over Ahmad al-Mansour to Egypt. “They arrested al-Mansour only to prevent him from abusing authorities in Egypt and to avoid any clash with Cairo,” he said.
For his part, Syrian activist and journalist Abdul-Karim Omar, who is close to the new administration, told Asharq Al-Awsat that the current Syrian authorities are careful not to turn the new Syria into a threat to any country. “They want to preserve Syria’s relationship with Egypt,” he said.
Omar said he does not know whether the administration in Syria plans to hand al-Mansour over to Egypt, but assured that the new administration is keen to get have closet ties with Cairo.