Iranian Soldiers Among Hezbollah Dead Contributed by Bill Faith
Ed Morrissey:
Israeli television reports that ten Iranian Revolutionary Guard soldiers were in fighting today, identified as such by documents on the corpses. If confirmed, the deployment of Iranian military forces would allow Israel to treat Iran as a combatant in the war (hat tip: CQ readers and ):
Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard have been found among Hizbollah guerrillas slain by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, Israel's Channel 10 television reported on Wednesday citing diplomatic sources.
It said the Iranians were identified by documents found on their bodies, but gave no further details on how many were discovered or when. Neither the Israeli military nor Hizbollah representatives in Beirut had immediate comment on the report.
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Contributed by Bill Faith on August 9, 2006 at 09:21 PM in , , , , , |