Syrian Opposition: Nasrallah's Latest Remarks Reflect Hizbullah's Great Losses in Syria
The Syrian opposition slammed on Tuesday the latest positions of Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on the Syrian conflict, saying that they are a reflection of the party's waning influence on the ground.
Syrian National Coalition member Mohammed Yehya Maktabi said: “Nasrallah's remarks are a sign of the great confusion Hizbullah is experiencing as a result of the great number of losses among its ranks.”
This confusion was also sparked by the pressure the party's supporters are exerting on it, he added.
Maktabi noted that Hizbullah's capabilities in Syria have weakened “due to a decrease in the number of its fighters in the conflict because of the high cost of fighting alongside the regime of Bashar Assad.”
“Hizbullah is trying to lift the morale of its members, but it will fail given the rise in the number of funerals of the party's fighters who were killed in Syria,” continued Maktabi.
“Despite the support from Hizbullah, the Syrian regime is still suffering on the battlefield, which has forced it to turn to a new Iraqi militia amid reports of Iran's direct intervention to restructure Hizbullah as a result of its losses,” he revealed.
Moreover, he interpreted Nasrallah's remark that the the military option in Syria has failed as an attempt by the Hizbullah leader to restore the balance of power on the ground and find an alternative to the military solution after realizing that this option cannot be achieved.
Nasrallah had told As Safir newspaper on Monday that “the Syrian regime is not facing the threat of collapse anymore.”
“We have overcome the threat of partitioning and the military choice (against the regime) has failed,” he added.
*Photo credit: As Safir
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