Liberation of Qusayr major blow to Israel, US: Hezbollah

Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement says the Syrian army’s capture of the strategic town of Qusayr is a major blow to the Israeli regime and the United States.

Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem made the remarks in a statement issued after the Syrian army gained full control of the town on Wednesday.

“The battle today has only one significance, and that is the fight against Israel, and those who support its plans,” Qassem said, adding, “Today we proved without any doubt that the gamble to topple Syria is a delusional plan.”

The Hezbollah deputy secretary general also called for a political solution to end the unrest in Syria.

The Syria crisis began in March 2011, and many people, including large numbers of soldiers and security personnel, have been killed in the violence.

The Syrian government says that the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country, and there are reports that a very large number of the militants are foreign nationals.

Damascus says the West and its regional allies, such as Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, are supporting the militants.

In an interview broadcast on Turkish television in April, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that if the militants take power in Syria, they could destabilize the entire Middle East region for decades.

“If the unrest in Syria leads to the partitioning of the country, or if the terrorist forces take control… the situation will inevitably spill over into neighboring countries and create a domino effect throughout the Middle East and beyond,” he stated.