Press TV- Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has hailed the victory of the Lebanese resistance fighters in Arsal.

He is delivering a televised speech on the occasion of the purge of the town of Arsal on the border with Syria of al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front terrorists.

In a statement on Thursday, the Lebanese resistance movement said its fighters had regained control over all areas in Arsal, which lies about 124 kilometers northeast of Beirut.

�I congratulate everyone on this major victory,� especially fighters who made it possible, Nasrallah said.

He said the fighters were backed by the Syrian army.

Nasrallah also thanked Iran for its advisory support in the battle for Arsal.