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Damascus: Rebels confer with Israel on defending Quneitra
DEBKAfile February 18, 2015,
9:04 AM (IDT)
DEBKAfile: Even in stormy winter conditions, the Syrian army continued
Wednesday to press forward with Iranian, Hizballah and imported Afghani and
Pakistani Shiite forces towards the Golan and Israeli lines. Their immediate
objective appears to be the lofty Tel al-Hara mountain fortress, which the
Syrian army lost to rebel forces. These bunkers, tunnels and defense positions
are laid out over tens of kilometers. Syrian sources reported Wednesday that
Israel had permitted rebel commanders to cross into the Golan for consultations
with IDF officers. Our military sources report that the fall of Tel al-Hara
would lay Quneitra open to attack.