The leader of the militant group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, aligned his movement behind President Bashar’s Syrian government.
The affirmation of support came as Hezbollah militants assisted Syrian government forces to launch an assault on the town of Qusair.
“Syria is the backbone of the resistance and the resistance cannot stand with folded hands while its backbone is being broken, “ Nasrallah said in a televised speech.
Hezbollah is categorised as a terrorist group by the United States.
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