Nasrallah: Battle for Aleppo Decisive

Beirut, (ST)- Secretary General of Hizbollah resistance movement has stressed that the battle against terrorist organizations in Aleppo is as decisive to the entire region as the battle for Iraq’s Mosul, pointing out that the terrorists groupings which were brought to Aleppo across the Turkish borders have failed to achieve their goals because of the victories being achieved by the Syrian Arab Army and its allies.

In a statement marking a week after the martyrdom of Hizbollah military commander Hatem Hamade in Syria, Nasrallah said “the results of this battle will have tremendous impacts at the military and strategic level and on political solutions and on the expectations of all parties.”

He added that Hizbollah went to Syria after accurate study and observation of developments in the region, noting that frightening facts about who armed, funded and trained terrorists and sent them to Syria  to kill people, destroy infrastructure and properties and block political solutions are uncovered every day.

 Hizbollah leader affirmed that the terrorist war on Syria didn’t only aim to target the axis of resistance, but also to make changes to the region’s demographic map and borders. It also aimed at uprooting certain groups of people and eradicate their history, he said.

“Clear evidence of this can be provided in many documents and in the aggressive and terrorist behavior of Deash, Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organizations and their affiliated terror groups over the past years,” Nasrallah clarified.

Iraqis battle for Mosul

Hezbollah secretary general went on to say that the Iraqi people are all united to uproot terrorism from Mosul and dozens of people are sacrificing their lives in order to liberate the city from “Daesh”.  He condemned the Turkish regime’s attempt to play a role in the battle for Mosul; a role that unveils Turkey’s greedy aspirations in the city.

Nasrallah asked why the Saudi regime, which has practiced most brutal kind of terrorism in the name of Islam, was not held accountable particularly after leaked American documents, that were not denied by the Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, revealed that Saudi Arabia and some other regional countries have supported “Daesh” from the very beginning.

He stressed that the battle will continue till terrorism is eliminated and “when victory over terrorism is achieved in Syria and the scheme of dividing and controlling the country is foiled there will be no more need for our presence in Syria,” Nasrallah asserted.

Presidential elections in Lebanon

On Lebanon’s presidential elections, Nasrallah said that from the beginning, Hizbollah wanted this constitutional process to be achieved and to elect Leader of the Free Patriotic Movement, General Michael Oun as President.

He added that during the coming meeting of the Lebanese parliament to elect the president, the Loyalty to Resistance bloc will attend in full members  and will elect Oun as President of the Lebanese Republic.      

Hamda Mustafa