Hezbollah reaffirms support for Bashar al-Assad during Ashura

Shia Muslims gather in Beirut on Thursday to mark the anniversary of the death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah says his group will remain in Syria for as long as necessary. Hezbollah supports the Syrian government and fights alongside Bashar al-Assad's forces against predominantly Sunni rebels
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