How Has Hizbullah's Involvement in Syria Since 2011 Undermined Its

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The Answer is Hizbullah began as a resistance movement based on the premise of driving Israel out of its occupation in Lebanon-and, more broadly speaking, over Arab populations in Palestine. Additionally, Hizbullah proclaims to represent the Shi‛a, who have been historically the most marginalized sectarian group in Lebanon. It has thus shaped an image for itself as being a resistance movement for the downtrodden, within Lebanon and across the broader region. However, it's direct military involvement in the Syrian Civil War on behalf of the brutal al-Asad regime has muddled this image as the Syrian regime has used overwhelming violence to crush any challenge to its power. Hizbullah has thus become aligned since 2011 not with bottom-up resistance but with those in power in Syria doing everything possible to quash protest and rebellion.

How Has Hizbullah's Involvement in Syria Since 2011 Undermined Its

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