Dead Iranians shipped home from Lebanon via Syria

NY Sun:

The bodies of Iranian Revolutionary Guard soldiers killed by the Israeli army in Lebanon have been transported to Syria and flown to Tehran, senior Lebanese political sources said.

Israeli and Egyptian security officials confirmed the news, which follows a report that first appeared in The New York Sun, that Iranian forces posted to southern Lebanon have been aiding Hezbollah terrorists in their attacks against Israel, including helping to fire rockets into Israeli population centers.

The Lebanese sources said between six and nine dead Iranian Revolutionary Guard soldiers were brought in trucks last week into Syria for a flight back to Iran. They said the bodies were transported along with the tens of thousands of Lebanese civilians fleeing to Syria.

Since Israel began its military campaign in Lebanon two weeks ago following a Hezbollah attack on the Jewish state in which two Israeli soldiers were kidnapped, Syrian authorities have reported that more than 140,000 Lebanese have entered their country, mostly through open areas along the Syria-Lebanon border.

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Iran has been very cowardly about admitting its participation in Hezballah's war. That is not surprising since they use Hezballah as cannon fodder and proxies for their war with Israel. However, it is in sharp contrast with the rhetoric of Iran's leadership with its pompous posturing about the destruction of Israel. But, when the truth sneaks out, they are all "me no Alamo, me no Goliad."