(Reuters) Tom Perry and Laila Bassam - Hizbullah is helping to lead a Russian-backed offensive in southern Syria, pro-Damascus sources said. Hizbullah's role includes directing Syrian forces as well as deploying its own forces, a pro-Syrian commander said. "The battlefield situation in Syria will not be reversed. The regime and its allies have very wide control," he said. Assad has said Hizbullah and other allies will stay a long time.
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