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Front for the Liberation of the Golan

Front for the Liberation of the Golan

Guerrilla organization formed by Syria

The Front for the Liberation of the Golan is a guerrilla organization formed by Syria in July 2006 shortly after the 2006 Lebanon War, viewed by Syria as a victory by Hezbollah over Israel. Its aim is to recover the Golan Heights from Israel through a military campaign.

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The force is trained by Hezbollah, which in turn was trained by Iran.[1] It is made up of hundreds of Syrian volunteers[2] and Palestinian refugees living in the Damascus area.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Wikas, Seth (2006-08-29). "The Damascus-Hizballah Axis: Bashar al-Asad's Vision of a New Middle East". Washington Institute. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  2. [2]
    Brannon, Josh (2006-10-24). "Eizencott takes over N. Command". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2008-02-07.[permanent dead link]
  3. [3]
    Kalman, Matthew (2006-12-10). "Next battleground will be a familiar one, Israelis say". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
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