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MEMRI Daily: October 5, 2012    MEMRI | MEMRI TV | JIHAD AND TERRORISM THREAT MONITOR | SOUTH ASIA STUDIES PROJECT

Hizbullah Buries Its Fighters Killed In Syria Senior Hamas Military Operative Joins Rebels In Syria New Video Released By Syrian Jihadi Group Shows Five Yemeni Soldiers It Captured In Northern Syria, Hints At Their Fate Syrian Rebels Build Unmanned, Remote-Controlled Military Aircraft Lebanese Druze Leader Wahhab Threatens to Arm the Druze: A Secular Syria or No Syria at All Special Dispatch No. 4989   Hizbullah Buries Its Fighters Killed In Syria Following are excerpts from an announcement posted on the Internet and an Al-Manar TV report on the burial of Hizbullah fighters killed in Syria, which aired on October 2, 2012. Click here to view this clip on MEMRI TV. The Internet: Farouq Brigades member: "Upon the order of the general commander of the Farouq Brigades, the Baraa Brigade in the city of Qusseir attacked a roadblock on the international highway between Qusseir and Baalbek. This roadblock was manned by members of Hizbullah." Click here to read the full report. Senior Hamas Military Operative Joins Rebels In Syria According to a member of the jihadi forum Shumoukh Al-Islam, a senior Hamas military operative from the Gaza strip has left to join the rebels in Syria. Click here to read the full report. To view this report, you must be a paying member of the Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor Project (JTTM).  For membership information, send an email to jttmsubs@memri.org with "Membership" in the subject line.  New Video Released By Syrian Jihadi Group Shows Five Yemeni Soldiers It Captured In Northern Syria, Hints At Their Fate On September 31, 2012, the Syrian jihadi group Jabhat Al-Nusra released a short video showing five Yemeni soldiers that the group claimed to have captured in northern Syria. According to group, the soldiers were in Syria as part of collaboration between the Syrian and Yemeni governments. Click here to read the full report. To view this report, you must be a paying member of the Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor Project (JTTM).  For membership information, send an email to jttmsubs@memri.org with "Membership" in the subject line.  Special Dispatch No. 4979 Syrian Rebels Build Unmanned, Remote-Controlled Military Aircraft Following are excerpts of a video featuring an aircraft made by Syrian rebels, which was posted on the internet on August 30, 2012. Click here to view this clip on MEMRI TV. Rebel: "With the grace of Allah we have built our first unmanned, remote-controlled glider aircraft. We equipped it with a camera that relays images back in real time. This aircraft is capable of carrying 50kg of explosives and dropping them on the positions of Assad's army. The aircraft has been named 'Dawn of Freedom 1,' and this is its first test run." Click here to read the full report. MEMRI TV Clip No. 3590 Lebanese Druze Leader Wahhab Threatens to Arm the Druze: A Secular Syria or No Syria at All Following are excerpts from an interview with Lebanese Druze leader Wiam Wahhab, which aired on Al-Manar TV on August 7, 2012. Wiam Wahhab: "Let's make things clear so that everybody understands – if it becomes necessary to arm the Druze, I will arm the Druze and fight along with them. This will happen if someone attacks the Druze. " Click here to view this clip on MEMRI TV.