Hezbollah chief suggests militant group would intervene in Syria on Assad side if need arises
Source: Strib
The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah says Syrian rebels will not be able to defeat President Bashar Assad's regime, strongly suggesting his Iranian-backed militant group could intervene on the government's side if the need arises.
Sheik Hassan Nasrallah says Damascus "has real friends in the region and the world who will not allow Syria to fall into the hands of America or Israel."
Hezbollah and Iran are close allies of Assad.
Nasrallah said Tuesday that now there are now no Iranian forces in Syria but added: "What do you imagine would happen in the future if things deteriorate in a way that requires the intervention of the forces of resistance in this battle?"
Syria's opposition accuses Hezbollah of fighting alongside Syrian government troops trying to crush the 2-year-old Syrian uprising.
Read more: http://www.startribune.com/world/205361531.html
leveymg
(36,418 posts)riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)octothorpe
(962 posts)Many of these fighters truly hate each other. I don't think there is anything any outsiders could do to stop the bloodshed there. I feel bad for the innocents who just want to live their lives.
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)Xithras
(16,191 posts)And the innocent people of Syria will be slaughtered by both.
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)us who are the innocent ones? Hezbullah is part of the Government in Lebanon and represents most of the Shiite population in Lebanon. Al Qa eda is primarily made up of Sunnis and some fighters from Saudi Arabia. You also have Hamas who represents a good faction of Palestinians. I primarily see this as a religious war within Islam. Many of the factions fighting on the Sunni side want to establish strict Sharia Law.
When I look at this entire picture holistically, I think you have to also consider the Shia and Sunni insurgency within Iraq. Iran has some influence within the Shiite population within Iran among religious leaders. That was the reason Saddam had to oppress them.
Then you have another major group among the kurds, who want their own state and has some influence in Turkey. This group have populations in both Iraq and Syria. As far as Assad, the Alawites align more closely with Shiites. And any other groups such as Christians are a very tiny minority. None of those Islamic groups are favorable to Israel, which seems to be the U.S. goals. That is why I don't see the U.S. goals working within the Middle East and why the keep picking different sides. They would pick a dictator like the Shah,Saddam or Mubarak to oppress the masses and when they get over thrown, they demonise the other side's dictators. Assad and Gaddafi were once allies and they are the monsters. lets not forget that the Saudi Royal family and Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt can't be looking to favor Israel to their masses.
There is one point I agree on with the U.S. politicians on who created this mess with their bias Foreign Policies. They have done nothing but created more enemies across the entire Islamic World, even in Pakistan, Afghanistan and probably Chechnya. I think they are digging the hole deeper by not honestly solving the problem through diplomacy. They rather solve it with bombs. It is not logical. It is not logical because you are talking about ideologies and a culture that has been in existence for Centuries. Those people believe in Islam just as much as Christians believe in Christianity. This nation building idea is idiotic unless you want to commit genocide of millions of people for the interests of six million people. And that notion is not logical. These people are going to have to change themselves. Their problem is religious intolerance. Europe went through the same thing after years of religious Wars. Europe had a period of Enlightenment, where people took on religion. Religion use to be part of Government but it was separated. We still have people in the United States trying to place religious doctrine in the Constitution or force their beliefs on people.
Alamuti Lotus
(3,093 posts)At this time, their activity is limited to guarding the shrine of Sayyidha Zaynab(RA) in Damascus, and loose coordination with the Defense Committees of the Lebanese Shiites living in the Assi river basin.
See: http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/hezbollah's-role-syria
and also:
http://english.al-akhbar.com/photoblogs/inside-assi-river-basin-villages
http://english.al-akhbar.com/photoblogs/inside-assi-river-basin-villages-2
The al-Qai'dah/NATO terrorists have allies in Lebanon, among the more radical salafist factions of the "pro-West" March 14 gangs that have made themselves enemies of the party. Sheikh Assir, a virulently sectarian salafi sheikh in Saida and Tripoli, has been inciting violence against Hizbu'llah and recruiting fighters to send to fight with the "revolutionaries" in Syria. Many promiment members of Hariri the Lesser's "Future Movement" have been implicated in sending material support to the fighters as well, with full Saudi and US support and direction of course.
See: http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/sheikh-assir-declares-arrival-his-mujahideen-syria
Hizbu'llah has wisely chosen to not take the bait of these fanatics, because they know that only the Wahhabi-Zionist axis will benefit if they are dragged into the mess being forced onto Syria from the usual foreign vultures. But it seems that they are learning the same lessons that the Iraqi government is awakening to at this same time, that they may not be able to remain even remotely neutral if these zealots gain any real power.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)This post is off the charts.
Alamuti Lotus
(3,093 posts)I have noticed that you're mightily impressed with my refreshing candor of late, but I would be impressed if you ever had something of length or substance in reply.
octothorpe
(962 posts)A quick search found this "fascinating" blog post: http://earthlinggb.wordpress.com/2010/01/15/407/
Alamuti Lotus
(3,093 posts)Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)The head of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has declared that Syria has real friends who will not let it fall to the US, Israel or Islamic radicals.
Hassan Nasrallah said Syria's opposition was too weak to bring down Bashar al-Assad's regime militarily.
He was speaking in an address broadcast on Hezbollah's TV station al-Manar.
BBC Arab affairs analyst Sebastian Usher says the speech tacitly confirmed the group has been involved in fighting in neighbouring Syria.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22360351