Hezbollah Forces to Remain in Syria until Political Deal Reached: Official
February, 25, 2017 - 18:59
https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2017/02/25/1338983/hezbollah-forces-to-remain-in-syria-until-political-deal-reached-official
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement’s
second-in-command, Sheikh Naim Qassem, made assurances that the movement’s
military forces will remain in war-hit Syria until a political agreement is
reached there.
“The Hezbollah forces have been deployed to Syria to support resistance
front,” Sheikh Qassem said in an exclusive interview with the Tasnim News
Agency.
The forces will remain stationed in Syria as long as they are needed and
they will not return to Lebanon until a political solution is reached in the
Arab country, the cleric added.
The Hezbollah official also emphasized that the current situation in Syria
is better than ever and there is a good commitment to the nationwide
ceasefire there.
He added that the Syrian forces have made major advances against
foreign-backed terrorist and now the grounds are provided for reaching a
political solution to the Syrian crisis.
Sheikh Qassem had traveled to Iran to attend an international conference on
Palestinian Intifada held in Tehran earlier this week with around 700
foreign officials and intellectuals, including 18 parliament speakers, in
attendance.
Diplomatic efforts to end fighting in Syria have gained momentum in recent
weeks with the announcement of a ceasefire in the Arab country in early
January.
The truce, which was negotiated between Russia, Iran, Turkey, the Damascus
government and the Syrian opposition, excludes terrorist groups such as
Daesh and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham.
Syria has been gripped by civil war since March 2011 with various terrorist
groups, including Daesh (also known as ISIS or ISIL), currently controlling
parts of it.
According to a report by the Syrian Center for Policy Research, the conflict
has claimed the lives of over 470,000 people, injured 1.9 million others,
and displaced nearly half of the country’s pre-war population of about 23
million within or beyond its borders.
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