Iran-backed Hezbollah warns it may intervene in Syria war

Wednesday, May 1, 2013 - 07:01 in Mathematics & Economics

BEIRUT -- The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group said Tuesday that Syrian rebels will not be able to defeat President Bashar Assad's regime militarily, warning that Syria's "real friends," including his Iranian-backed militant group, were ready to intervene on the government's side.Hezbollah, a powerful Shiite Muslim group, is known to back Syrian regime fighters in Shiite villages near ...    

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