Follow the latest on Syria For years, Hezbollah broadly castigated the Syrian rebels opposed to president Bashar Al Assad, labelling them terrorists as the Lebanese armed group sent thousands of fighters to prop up the regime in the neighbouring country.

In his first address after Syria's regime change, Hezbollah's Naim Qassem admits losing key supply routes but declares the resistance against Israel remains unshaken. With hopes pinned on Syria's new leadership to stand against Israel,