Hizbullah Celebrates Victory at Al-Qusseir, Syria, by Flying Shiite Banner over Disputed Mosque

Following are excerpts from footage posted on the Internet on June 8, 2013. The footage shows Hizbullah activists flying a Shiite banner over a mosque in the town of Al-Qusseir, Syria. The mosque is known as Omar Ibn Al-Khattab Mosque by the Sunnis, while the Shiites call it Imam Al-Hasan Al-Mujtaba Mosque.

Text: "Flying the banner of Imam Al-Hussein tomb over Imam Al-Hasan Al-Mujtaba Mosque in Al-Qusseir, after its liberation by the Men of Al-Hussein. June 5, 2013.

Banner reads: "Oh Hussein"

Banner is attached to the top of the mosque by two activists

Shiite activists: Away with humiliation.

Away with humiliation.

We respond to your call, oh Hussein.

We respond to your call, oh Hussein.

We respond to your call, oh Hussein.

We respond to your call, oh Hussein.

We respond to your call, oh Hussein.

We respond to your call, oh Hussein.

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