Al-Sharq Al-Osat citing French sources wrote: they have reasons to believe that Bashar Assad has strong ties to the Islamic Jihadists. The French sources were adamant in saying that there was no change in the Iranian regime’s policy toward Syria. The end of Assad’s rule would “shake the pillars of Hezbollah” which is the back bone of Iran’s malicious policies in the region. According to these sources it would be necessary to speed up the support for the Syrian Coalition and its military wing.