BEIRUT: Syrian National Coalition Vice President Nagham al-Ghaderi said Syria-based jihadi militants will not allow Hezbollah fighters or the Syrian army to control Qalamoun, saying they “will die” in the border region.

“The men [jihadis] in Qalamoun are not easy. They are the hardest in the Syrian revolution and the armed struggle," Ghaderi told Kuwaiti newspaper al-Rai in remarks published Tuesday.

“Hezbollah’s killing will take place in Qalamoun and no force – be it Hezbollah or [the Syrian] regime – can put its hand on the [Qalamoun] region,” she warned.

Ghaderi said the Syrian National Coalition was “not against dialogue in politics, but the revolution is the ceiling and we will not accept incomplete or fragmented achievements.”

The Syrian army, backed by Hezbollah fighters, launched an offensive in Qalamoun earlier this month, capturing dozens of militant bases and driving jihadis north toward the outskirts of Lebanon's Arsal.

Hezbollah fighters managed to capture more territory in the Qalamoun mountains Monday.

Ghaderi’s comments came after Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah vowed in a speech Sunday night that the Qalamoun offensive would continue until Lebanon's border is secure.