Lebanese consider Hezbollah involvement in Syria war justifiable

An opinion poll shows that the Lebanese have considered the involvement of Hezbollah in Syria war against foreign-backed militants justifiable.

Seventy eight percent of the participants in the survey, conducted by French magazine L’Hebdo on 1200 adult Lebanese, believed that Hezbollah’s involvement in Syria war against foreign backed militants was justifiable.

Only 19 percent of the Lebanese respondents regarded the involvement unjustifiable, the survey showed.

On May 25, Hezbollah Secretary-General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah said that the movement’s members were fighting alongside Syrian troops in Qusayr in Homs province.

Last week, the Syrian army recaptured al-Qusayr after three weeks of fighting.

Syria has been gripped by a deadly unrest since March 2011, and many people, including large numbers of government forces, have been killed in the violence.

Damascus says the chaos is being orchestrated from outside, and that the militants are supported by the West and its regional allies including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.

In addition, several international human rights organizations say the militants operating in Syria have committed war crimes. – See more at: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/06/12/308571/hezbollahs-syria-war-presence-justifiable/#sthash.Vd5OfJfT.dpuf