Hezbollah will maintain its military presence in Syria as long as Damascus wants, the organization’s leader Hassan Nasrallah has stated in a televised speech. “We will stay [in Syria] even after the settlement in Idlib … as long as the Syrian government wants … we are staying there until further notice,” he said. The comment comes just one day after Hezbollah’s arch-nemesis, Israel – which wants Hezbollah and Iran out of Syria – attacked the Syrian province of Latakia, leading to 10 people being injured and a Russian Il-20 plane mistakenly downed by the air defense. All 15 people on board the plane died, and Moscow has blamed Israeli jets for using it as a “cover” during the raid.
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