Syrian silence on Mughniyeh sign of tension with Hizbullah

[MaryCeleste]

Syria's reticence in blaming Israel for killing arch-terrorist Imad Mughniyeh, despite Hizbullah's claims of having "100 percent proof" that Israel was involved, indicates that the issue is causing some friction between Syria and the Lebanese guerrilla group, according to assessments in Jerusalem.
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Hizbullah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah renewed his vow to retaliate for the death of Mughniyeh.

"The one who killed our commander must be punished. The killers must be punished, and they will be punished, God willing," Nasrallah said in a videotaped speech aired during a mass rally in Beirut on Monday to commemorate Mughniyeh. "We will choose the time, place and manner of punishment."


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1. Does this mean he's going after

the Syrians?


'Mughniyeh's widow has been quoted as suggesting Syrian involvement, and was quoted by an Italian wire service as saying that "the Syrian traitors assisted in killing my husband. The Syrians' refusal to allow Iranian investigators to probe the assassination proves their involvement in the murder of my husband in Damascus."

According to assessments in Jerusalem, Damascus's silence may be an indication that the investigation has revealed information that could be very embarrassing to Syria, such as the involvement of Syrian nationals in the assassination - even if they were not at all connected to the Assad government - or the involvement of agents from other Arab states.'

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