Hezbollah involvement in the Syrian civil war has been substantial since the beginning of armed insurgency phase of the Syrian civil war in 2011, and evolved into active support for Syrian government forces and troop deployment from 2012 onwards.

Syrian Hezbollah was the Syrian branch of the Lebanese Shia political party and paramilitary organization, Hezbollah, fighting in the Syrian Civil War until it withdrew from Syria following the fall of the Assad regime in late 2024. [4]

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.

The presence of Hezbollah in Syria has had profound implications on the battlefield, shifting momentum in favor of pro-regime forces. [8] [11] [9] [5] [7] It has also exacerbated sectarian tensions within Lebanon and contributed to regional instability.

Dec 15, 2024 · Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is a Sunni Islamist group. How should the U.S. and its regional allies view its ascendancy in Syria? With grave alarm. The U.S. State Department has long offered a $10...

Sep 29, 2024 · Nasrallah, the leader of the Iran-backed Shia militant group, was killed in an Israeli air strike on Friday in Beirut, almost a year after his group started launching rockets into...

Dec 13, 2024 · With a ceasefire in place, Hezbollah wants to rebuild Lebanon. But its supply chains across Syria have been weakened by Israeli airstrikes, rebel fighting and the ouster of its ally Bashar...

Dec 2, 2024 · Lebanese armed group Hezbollah does not currently intend to send fighters to northern Syria to support the Syrian army there, three sources familiar with the Iran-backed group's thinking told...

3 days ago · Also, the group’s main arms supply route, through Syria, was blocked in December when the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, an ally of Hezbollah, was ousted by rebels.

Dec 21, 2024 · A poster depicting Mr. al-Assad and the Hezbollah leader at the time, Hassan Nasrallah, in 2014 in Syria. Hezbollah had supported Mr. al-Assad’s troops during Syria’s 13-year civil war.