Hawzah News Agency - (Beirut - lebanon) - Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah spoke Sunday in a ceremony marking one week on the martyrdom of Haj Qassem Suleimani, Haj Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandes and their companions with a US missile attack on their convoy in Baghdad.
As his eminence highlighted in his speech the great qualities of these two leaders, he assured that gratitude to Allah for these leaders is essential so that His blessings continue.
” Haj Qassem was an example of the true Islamic leader that is raised under Islam, the school of Imam Khomeini, and the values and concepts of this blessed revolution. Martyr Qassem Suleimani stood by many countries in the region in the face of global arrogance, and he was the best of whom raised the slogan of resistance in the region, as he established special and strong bonds with Hezbollah leadership until we felt he was one of us,” Sayyed Nasrallah said.
“He was always present among us in the battlefield and in the front lines… Since he became in charge of the Quds Force he came to Lebanon and met with us, there were no barriers since the beginning, he even learned Arabic very fast… he carried our grieve, concerns and needs… he offered intelligence, financial and moral support as well as constant present among us, yet no one knew or spoke about that,” he added, noting that “Haj Qassem first came in 1998, and if you remember the date you will know that the peak of the resistance operations and victories was in year 1998, 1999 and 2000.”
“One of the reasons behind the great developments in the resistance operations at that time was the follow up and support of Qassem Suleimani who was like the messenger of the Islamic Republic and a partner in the liberation of Lebanon on the 25th of May, 2000,” Sayyed Nasrallah stated, stressing that “it is our duty today to reveal this truth”.
“Haj Qassem used to follow up with us on daily bases, and if we got tired, lost focus, or needed rest, he used to tell us “dear brothers you don’t have much time to rest.”
“During 2006 war, Haj Qassem Suleimani said he wanted to come to Beirut, so he went to Syria then to the Southern Suburb and stayed with us throughout the war, under the bombardments, in the operation room… When I argued him about that, his answer was “I either live with you or die with you”. He stayed with us until the 14th of August, and when the war was over he went to Tehran to bring financial support so we could help the displaced people who’s houses were destroyed, and later came the Iranian aid of reconstruction,” he added.
After that were the developments in Syria and Iraq, Sayyed Nasrallah said, pointing out that “in the battle against ISIS, which pushed the threat away from Lebanon, starting from Arsal barrens to the Eastern Mountain range, East Furat, and Der El Zour, Haj Qassem Suleimani was present in person with us and with the Syrian fighters.”