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Child soldiers sign of weakened Hizbollah

August 22, 2014 08:43
The destruction of Syria's civil war (Photo: AP)

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Anshel Pfeffer,

Anshel Pfeffer

1 min read

Reports that Hizbollah is sending ever-younger fighters to Syria - some as young as 16 - is a further indication that the Lebanese Shia organisation is becoming drastically stretched as it operates on four fronts.

Hizbollah continues to maintain an arsenal of around 60,000 rockets near Israel's northern border while it fights in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq.

The movement has also trained teams to operate advanced anti-tank missiles should Israel confront it on the ground once again.

However, since the Second Lebanon War eight years ago, Hizbollah has refrained from firing at Israel.

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