Dec 9, 2024 · In the past, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had counted upon the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah’s well-trained and often battle-hardened fighters to backstop Syria’s military.

Sep 29, 2024 · They were celebrating an assassination: that of Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hizbollah and a sworn enemy of the Syrian opposition. “We are celebrating the death of the despicable one,” a man...

Hezbollah has helped the Ba'athist regime during the Syrian civil war in its fight against the Syrian opposition, which Hezbollah has described as a "plot to destroy its alliance with al-Assad against Israel". [14]

Dec 15, 2024 · What does Assad’s fall mean for Hezbollah’s military power in the region? In the past, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had counted upon the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah’s...

Dec 9, 2024 · In reality, the Assad regime turned to Iran to escape a wave of popular unrest that it crushed in Hama in March 1982 at the cost of tens of thousands of deaths. The creation of Hezbollah gave...

Aug 28, 2013 · Hezbollah. The Shiite militant group is the strongest military force inside Lebanon. It's also a close Assad ally, and its leader pledged support to the embattled Syrian leader.

Nov 30, 2024 · Hezbollah – which played a key role in bolstering the regime during the darkest days of the civil war – pulled most of its troops back home after October 7, 2023, to fight Israel, which has...

Oct 9, 2024 · Hezbollah, which initially expressed support for popular Arab protests in countries like Egypt, took the decision to join the civil war in Syria on the side of its president, Bashar al-Assad.

Dec 9, 2024 · Opposition rebels in Syria took advantage of an opportunity to weaken the hold of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after 13 years of civil war. Launched just two weeks ago, the operation caught nearly everyone off guard with its rapid success in capturing Syria’s second-largest city, Aleppo.

Dec 8, 2024 · Syrian insurgents toppled President Bashar al-Assad's on Sunday after a stunning, two-week offensive that saw major cities slip from the regime’s fingers one by one, until rebel forces captured...