Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday claimed that the West was responsible for the establishment of the Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist organization, and declared his fighters would remain in Syria until victory is achieved.

"Friends of the United States in Lebanon, friends of the United States in the region. Your friend the United States and your friend Hillary Clinton said that Saudi Arabia and other countries operating in its name are those who financed the activities of ISIS in the region, helped it, strengthened it and made it easier for it,” Nasrallah said in a speech, according to Channel 2 News.

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