DEBKAfile: 50 Hizballah fighters die in al Qusayr battle

DEBKAfile’s military sources report that Hizballah suffered 50 losses when its combatants along with Syrian troops stormed the strategic town of al Qusayr Sunday after weeks of siege and bitter fighting. More than double that figure of wounded were admitted to Beirut hospitals. According to one report, Hizballah appealed to the public to come forward with blood donations.