The tensions between Sunni and Shiite Muslims are still prevailing in Lebanon. The Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah has been in support with the Syrian government, this has made The Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah face many problems inside Lebanon and with the Syrian government as well.
The Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah has given many open signs of its sympathy towards the Syrian government over the past many months. The major sign came forth after the car bomb blast that killed Lebanese Maj. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan, a Lebanese intelligence chief aligned with the Sunni-led bloc that is opposed to the government of President Bashar al-Assad. Hezbollah kept denying these accusations as it had no link or intention in turning down the Lebanese Maj. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan, a Lebanese intelligence chief aligned.
Hezbollah’s closet political allies such as Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, have turned their backs towards Hezbollah after they found out that Hezbollah has close ties with the Syrian government, and had a major role in the car bomb blast that killed Lebanese Maj. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan, a Lebanese intelligence chief aligned with the Sunni-led bloc that is opposed to the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
Hezbollah commands a well-trained armed militia; moreover, it also has a political party in the country with members in parliament. It’s well trained militia is a fighting force around the country mainly known as a Shiite Muslim group as well. Hezbollah maintained a low profile, even when an enraged Sunni gunmen hit the streets of Beirut after Hassan’s funeral.
It was a particularly muted response from a bombastic group.
“You know how we find out that Hezbollah is under pressure?” asked Hilal Khashan, a professor in the political science department at the American University of Beirut. “They remain quiet. They are keeping a very low profile during these days. There is already pressure on Hezbollah and the pressure is mounting.”
Since the beginning of the crisis in Syria last year, Hezbollah has been in a bind. The group presents itself as the champion of the downtrodden, but as the conflict next door got bloodier and bloodier, with thousands dying, the group could not back down from its support for Assad.
“Hezbollah right now is facing an existential threat in Syria,” Khashan said.
Syria has not only given Hezbollah steadfast political support, but Syrian territory has also been used to send rockets and conventional arms overland to Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon. If the Assad regime goes, Hezbollah would lose its primary logistical chain for arms, leaving it isolated in the event of any conflict with Israel.’ (WP, conflict, 28)
Many believe that the Hezbollah group has been targeted from the day of its inception in Lebanon, but some also say that Hezbollah remains under pressure from the Syrian government and it can’t openly accept or deny its support and sympathy for the Syrian government.
The revelation of Hezbollah has come forth after the Hassan‘s murder, and the country has developed a suspicious attitude against Hezbollah for its involvements with the Syrian government
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