Hezbollah’s Support to Syria Amid Rebel Offensive
- December 6, 2024
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Hezbollah’s Support to Syria Amid Rebel Offensive
Sub: IR
Sec: Places in news
Why in News
- Hezbollah Chief Naim Qassem reaffirmed the group’s support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad amidst a new offensive led by Islamist rebels.
About Hezbollah:
- Hezbollah is a Shia Islamist political party and militant group based in Lebanon.
- It emerged in the 1980s as a response to the Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon.
- It is designated as a terrorist organisation by several countries, including US and Israel.
- The group is currently involved in Lebanese politics, holding seats in the Parliament and participating in the government.
- It is a part of the axis of resistance grouping.
- Since 2013, Hezbollah has openly supported the Assad regime in the Syrian civil war.
- The group has played a critical role in recapturing territories lost during the initial stages of the war, which began in 2011.
- Naim Qassem accused the United States and Israel of backing “takfiri” factions—a term Hezbollah uses to describe jihadists or radical Sunni Islamist groups.
- Hezbollah views these groups as instruments of Western and Israeli interference in the region.