UPDATED 5:47 AM EST, February 20, 2013
In an analysis of Hezbollah's role in the fighting in Syria, Ali Hashem of Al-Monitor provides this quote from a Lebanese security source in Beirut:
Hezbollah's operation in Syria has been dedicated to two main goals: "defending Shiite shrines in Damascus, and this involves a supervisory role," and securing the organization’s arms transportation route. He candidly stated, "Hezbollah is concentrating nowadays on transporting as many weapons as they can before Assad falls." He added, "This might be the last chance for both the regime in Syria and Hezbollah to transfer strategic weaponry and this might be the main reason behind the Israeli air strike two weeks ago."
