Hezbollah’s Role in Syria’s Civil War
A child waves a Hezbollah flag as she holds pictures of martyrs as Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters during a rally to commemorate Martyrs’ Day in Beirut, February 16, 2013. REUTERS/Sharif Karim (LEBANON – Tags: POLITICS) – RTR3DVC2
Syria’s opposition claims the government in Damascus is working with the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah.
Anchor Aaron Schachter finds out more from Thanassis Cambanis, a fellow with The Century Foundation who has written extensively about Hezbollah.
“None of the major players here want to see this conflict spread to Lebanon,” Cambanis said. “It’s in their interests to keep the shooting and the shelling on the Syrian side of the border.”
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