The Limits of Hezbollah in Syria
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With the knife being so close to the Resistance’s neck, Hezbollah believed it had no choice but to become directly involved in the conflict.
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Sources that spoke to Al-Akhbar stressed that Hezbollah is not fighting on behalf of the regime, but alongside it, and only for as long as the battle serves to protect the party’s strategic interests. The sources said, “Hezbollah would not have become involved, to begin with, even in Qusayr, if the regime did not have a great deal of strength and popular support.”