Losing The Allies, Hezbollah Considers The Fall Of The Assad Regime Dangerous

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JAKARTA - Lebanese Hezbollah views events in Syria as a major and "dangerous" transformation after the overthrow of its ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Hezbollah played an important role in supporting Assad for years at war in Syria, before bringing his fighters back to Lebanon over the past year to fight against Israel.

The fall of the Assad regime has made Hezbollah lose an important ally along the eastern border of Lebanon. Assad-held Syria has long been an important channel for Iran to supply weapons to Shia Hezbollah Islamist groups.

"What is happening in Syria is a major, dangerous and new transformation, and how and why what happens requires evaluation, and evaluation is not carried out on the podium," said lawmaker Hezbollah Hassan Fadlallah.

Syrian armed groups led by Islam Sunni Hayat Tahrir al-Sham stormed Damascus on Sunday, capturing the capital and forcing Assad to move to Russia.

Israel dealt Hezbollah with a crushing blow for more than a year of hostilities, which began when the Lebanese group opened fire on October 8, 2023 in solidarity with its Palestinian ally, Hamas, in Gaza. The ceasefire in Lebanon took effect on November 27.