In a worrying sign that Lebanon is getting drawn further into the Syrian conflict, the Iran-backed Shia militant group is accused of using its military bases in the Bekaa valley to shell rebel positions in Syria.

“They are concentrating on hitting the villages where the Free Syrian Army are, to weaken them before launching a ground attack,” said Abu Obeida, a Lebanese resident of the border town of al-Qaa. “I have seen the rockets firing; they pass over your head.”

[…]

Residents in the battle-worn Syrian border town of Al-Qusair said the attacks began six weeks ago. “Hizbollah does this almost every night. It gets heavier when the fighting gets worse here. I have seen the missiles coming from Lebanon,” a Syrian activist calling himself Ahmed said in an interview over Skype.

The development follows claims that Hizbollah has sent fighters to support Mr Assad in his battle against the growing, mostly Sunni insurgency.

Earlier this month, more than 1,000 mourners attended the funeral of Ali Nassif, a Hizbollah commander who died performing “jihadi duties”, according to Sheikh Nasrallah, the leader of Hizbollah. “Sayyed Nasrallah wept when Nassif was killed. Now Hizbollah want revenge,” said a Lebanese source who has relatives in the group. “Hizbollah fighters in Dahiyeh have been told to be on standby as they could be sent into Syria at any moment”.

Evil always turns against evil. Once allies who fought side by side in the Balkans and South Lebanon, Hizb’Allah and al-Qaeda are now mortal enemies. Personally, I hope they kill each other.

(Hat Tip: Weasel Zippers)