Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Tuesday that it's not in Lebanon's interest to be in the US-led international coalition against the Islamic State (IS), as it's "not in line with the dissociation policy but because that poses threats to Lebanon."

Nasrallah stressed in a televised speech that "Lebanon does not need to be part of this coalition," because "Lebanon can fight terror and it has succeeded in doing so through the army, security forces and perseverance."

The Hezbollah official said that "the issue of the US military intervention is something else and it must be tackled from many angles ... we are against American military intervention and against the international coalition, whether the target is the Syrian regime or the IS. Our principled stance does not change from one arena to another and we don't accept that Lebanon become a member of this coalition."

Nasrallah denied claims that his group is preventing the government from negotiating over the Lebanese troops held by the jihadist militants. "It is normal to engage in negotiations and we had negotiated with Israel in an indirect manner over captives and the bodies of martyrs. We have never rejected the principle of negotiations."

He added that the mediators as well as the kidnappers "must be informed of Lebanon's cards of strength."

Soldiers and policemen were taken hostage following the deadly clashes between the jihadist militants and the Lebanese army in the Bekaa border town of Arsal in early August. Three soldiers have been beheaded and the kidnappers are conditioning the release of the rest of the captives by releasing Islamic militants held by the Lebanese authorities.