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.

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...

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...

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...

Bashar al-Assad[a] (born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician and military officer who served as the president of Syria from 2000 until his government was overthrown in the Syrian Revolution in 2024.

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.

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 · 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...

Dec 11, 2024 · Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah is dead; Syria’s Bashar Assad has fled. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is running out of friends. The fall of President Bashar Assad will...