The leader of the Lebanese Shiite Muslim guerrilla group Hezbollah, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah (L), visits Syrian heir apparent Bashar al-Assad 15 June 2000 to offer his condolences over the death of his father, President Hafez al-Assad. Hezbollah, which is backed by Syria, spearheaded the Lebanese armed resistence against Israel's occupation of south Lebanon until the latter's withdrawal last month after 22 years of occupation. (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)
