Senior Iranian commander leads Hezbollah drill in south Lebanon
Haaretz.com/Channel 10 daily feature for December 2, 2008.
By Haaretz Staff and Channel 10 Tags: Hezbollah Iran Lebanon Israel newsIt emerged on Tuesday that Qassem Suleimani, a senior Iranian military official, commanded a Hezbollah drill south of the Litani River in southern Lebanon roughly two weeks ago.
Suleimani is the commander of the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, and is considered an emissary between Iran and Hezbollah.
Israeli government radio broadcasts operating in southern Lebanon reported in Arabic on the drill for the benefit of its southern Lebanese target audience.
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