Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah hailsthe movement's military commander Mustafa Badreddine, who was slain at the hands of Takfiri groups in Syria last month.
In a speech to mark 40 days since the killing of the commander, Nasrallah hailed him as a strong and courageous commander who never gave up defending the cause of the Lebanese resistance movement.
He said Badreddine believed Hezbollah had a big role to play in Syria and Iraq in defending the countries against the Takfiri militants.
The 55-year-old Hezbollah commander led Hezbollah's military wing, whichis helping the Syrian government drive out foreign-backed Takfiri terrorists from Syria.
The Hezbollahleader added that Badreddine was involved in all phases of the conflict in Syria almost from theonset of the foreign-backed militancy in the Arab country in 2011.
Turkey and Saudi Arabia, which have brought thousands of militants to Syria in the past months, have failed in their plan to topple the Syrian government, Nasrallah pointed out.
Nasrallah went on to say that Hezbollah forcesare fighting what he described as"an American-Saudi Takfiri project thatthreatens the whole region."
He also referred to Arab media reports that Hezbollah fighters were about to be defeated in the Syrian city ofAleppo as lies, adding that over 600 terrorists were killed and some80 tanks andmilitary vehicles were destroyed in joint operations with Syrian army forcesin the northwestern city in June alone.
Hezbollah fighters are fighting alongside Syrian government forces against a range of terrorist groups operating in the country, including Daesh and the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front.
The movement has been helping the Syrian armyto prevent the spillover of the crisis into Lebanon.
Nasrallah added thatthe military campaignin the city of Aleppo isthe "greatest battle" in Syria, vowing to send more fightersto support Syrianforces.
He also vowed that the slain Hezbollah commander's comrades will continue their unwavering resistance againstthe Daesh Takfiri terroristsand other militant groups wreaking havoc in the region.
Hezbollahwill"increase its presence in Aleppo... because the real, strategic, greatest battle is in Aleppo and the surrounding area," Nasrallah said.
Badreddinewaskilled bymilitantartillery shelling near the Damascus International Airport on May 13.Healso directedmilitary operationsagainst the Israeli invasionofLebanon and was a frequent target of attempts byTel Aviv, Washington and its allies to assassinate or capture him.
Badreddinewas the cousin and brother-in-law of Imad Mughniyeh, who was assassinated by Israelin 2008.
By Press TV
