Hezbollah reaffirms support for Bashar al-Assad during Ashura

Shia Muslims gather in Beirut on Thursday to mark the anniversary of the death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah says his group will remain in Syria for as long as necessary. Hezbollah supports the Syrian government and fights alongside Bashar al-Assad's forces against predominantly Sunni rebels Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► http://is.gd/subscribeguardian Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute Today in Focus podcast ► https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/todayinfocus Sign up for the Guardian documentaries newsletter ► https://www.theguardian.com/info/2016/sep/02/sign-up-for-the-guardian-documentaries-update The Guardian ► https://www.theguardian.com The Guardian YouTube network: Guardian News ► http://is.gd/guardianwires Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardianculture