Dokument #1199179
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
A representative of Middle East Watch
reports that Hezbollah is not represented in the "security zone"
and therefore has no mechanism to pressure residents of the
"security zone" to provide intelligence (7 Apr. 1993). The South
Lebanon Army (SLA) runs the everyday affairs of the "security zone"
and forcibly recruits men residing there into their ranks
(Ibid.). For further information on the activities of the
SLA in the "security zone," please refer to the attached letter
from Middle East Watch.
A representative of the Middle East
Institute in Washington, D.C., corroborated the above information
and added that there is evidence that the SLA forces residents of
the "security zone" to act as spies (7 Apr. 1993). He stated that
Hezbollah is not in a position to force "security zone" residents
to act as spies without risking a loss in support.
Additional and/or corroborating information
on the requested topic could not be found among the sources
currently available to the DIRB.
Middle East Institute, Washington,
D.C. 7 April 1993. Telephone Interview with Representative.
Middle East Watch, New York. 7 April
1993. Telephone Interview with Representative.
Middle East Watch, New York. 3 March
1993. Letter.