The Lebanese army has engaged in clashes with Syrian troops on Lebanon’s eastern border with Syria, in the latest round of fighting that started on Sunday night.
The new Syrian government, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, accused Lebanese group Hezbollah of kidnapping and killing three members of Syria’s security forces.
Different accounts of the events that unfolded on Sunday night have emerged from both sides.
Hezbollah has denied any involvement, while a Lebanese security source told Reuters that three Syrian soldiers initially crossed into Lebanese territory and were subsequently killed by armed members of a tribe in northeastern Lebanon. The tribe reportedly feared their town was under attack.
Syrian forces shelled Lebanese towns overnight in retaliation for the deaths, causing some Lebanese residents to flee.
Syrian sectarians very keen to fight everyone not named Israel it seems.
HTS and those in their orbit are derived from ISIS and similar groups, itself drawing radicalized fighters from around the world to do heinous things to people. And in Syria/Iraq, funded by the US to destabilize inconvenient governments. Like that of Assad.
It is not entirely surprising that fellow imperialist attack dogs are not first on their list to attack. They are also trying to court “the international community” (OECD) by privatizing (read: scrapping for parts) industry and services. Going after Israel would disrupt that angle. But attacking countries and people that the US has already been helping kill? No worries of retaliation from the “international community”.