Lebanese militant group Hezbollah is fighting alongside the government troops in Syria. <br /><br />Hezbollah is a Shi'ite Muslim group and it is backing Syria's President Bashar al-Assad who is from the minority Alawite sect - an offshoot of Shi'ite Islam. <br /><br />During a televised speech, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah confirmed for the first time the group's involvement in the Syria conflict.<br /><br />...<br />http://www.euronews.net/