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692:. Hezbollah denounced, and protested against, the resolution. The 2006 military conflict with Israel has increased the controversy. Failure to disarm remains a violation of the resolution and agreement according to the Israeli Government. Most of the Shia consider Hezbollah's weaponry a necessary and justified element of resistance, while less than half of the other religious communities support the idea that Hezbollah should keep its weapons after the 1080: 22: 999:. In August 2012, the United States sanctioned Hezbollah "for its alleged role in the war". General Secretary Nasrallah denied Hezbollah had been fighting on behalf of the Syrian government, stating in a 12 October 2012 speech that "right from the start the Syrian opposition has been telling the media that Hizbullah sent 3,000 fighters to Syria, which we have denied". However, according to the Lebanese 1368:. Hezbollah has denounced this resolution and protested against it. Its refusal to disarm has after the more recent conflict with Israel become controversial. Some still consider it a violation of the resolution and agreement and others now consider it a necessary and justified element of resistance. The official position of the Lebanese government is unclear, with conflicting statements given. 1230:
group has "more than 20,000 rockets available". He spoke in retrospect of the war, saying "Tel Aviv or elsewhere, we were certain that we could reach any corner or spot in occupied Palestine and now we are certain that we can reach them." (sic) Nasrallah has implied that Hezbollah's rocket force became stronger in the months following the 2006 Lebanon War than it had been during the war itself.
1319:, Nasrallah gave a speech in which he defended and praised suicide bombings of Israeli civilians by members of Palestinian groups for "creating a deterrence and equalizing fear." Nasrallah stated that "in occupied Palestine, there is no difference between a soldier and a civilian, for they are all invaders, occupiers and usurpers of the land." Hezbollah has not been involved in any 2584: 1017:(FSA). An FSA spokesman said, "Hezbollah's invasion is the first of its kind in terms of organisation, planning and coordination with the Syrian regime's air force". Hezbollah said three Lebanese Shias, "acting in self-defense", were killed in the clashes with the FSA. Lebanese security sources said that the three were Hezbollah members. 678:("The Islamic Resistance") and is the possible sponsor of a number of lesser-known militant groups, some of which may be little more than fronts for Hezbollah itself, including the Organization of the Oppressed, the Revolutionary Justice Organization, the Organization of Right Against Wrong, and Followers of the Prophet Muhammad. 733:, 36 suicide attacks were made in Lebanon against American, French, Lebanese, and Israeli targets by 41 people of different religions and political ideologies, killing 659 people. Hezbollah has been accused of some or all of these attacks, but responsibility is disputed, and Hezbollah has denied being involved in any of them. 1312:, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah condemned violence against American civilians, saying, "f there are American tourists, or intellectuals, doctors, or professors who have nothing to do with this war, they are innocent, even though they are Americans, and it is forbidden. It is not acceptable to harm them." 1031:, Hezbollah's former leader, said "Hezbollah should not be defending the criminal regime that kills its own people and that has never fired a shot in defense of the Palestinians". He said "those Hezbollah fighters who are killing children and terrorizing people and destroying houses in Syria will go to hell". 1378:
continued presence of Israeli occupation of Lebanese lands in the Chebaa Farms region is what contributes to the presence of Hezbollah weapons. The international community must help us in (getting) an Israeli withdrawal from Chebaa Farms so we can solve the problem of Hezbollah's arms'. Hezbollah denounced.
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has a military branch and is the sponsor of a number of lesser-known groups, some of which may be little more than fronts for Hezbollah itself. These groups include the Organization of the Oppressed, the Revolutionary Justice Organization, the Organization of Right Against Wrong, and Followers of the
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quoted Prime Minister Saniora was saying that, "Hezbollah has created, a 'state within a state,' adding: 'The entire world must help us disarm Hezbollah. But first we need to reach a cease-fire.'. According to a Forbes article, Saniora later denied these remarks, saying he "told the paper that 'the
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in the course of a month, killing 43 Israeli civilians. Hezbollah officials have stated that the group's armaments have recovered fully from the previous war; during the "Divine Victory" rally, held shortly after the cease-fire, Hezbollah's Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah declared that the
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carried out their heaviest artillery and air attacks on targets in southern Lebanon since 1982. The declared aim of the operation was to eradicate the threat posed by Hezbollah and to force the civilian population north to Beirut so as to put pressure on the Lebanese Government to repress Hezbollah.
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on July 16, 2013, delivered from Iran to Lebanon. On October 23 of the same year, another 270 tons of ammonium nitrate were delivered, in addition to a third delivery, which made the three deliveries equal to a quantity of 630 to 670 tons of ammonium nitrate. The second delivery was transported by
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Islamic Resistance guerrillas are reckoned to be amongst the most dedicated, motivated and highly trained of their kind. Any Hezbollah member receiving military training is likely to do so at the hands of IRGC , either in southern Lebanon or in camps in Iran. The increasingly sophisticated methods
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Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak during IDF Armoured Corp exercises in the Golan Heights that "Hizbullah has gained significant strength in the last couple of years..We are closely following a possible violation caused by the transfer of advanced weapons systems from Syria to Hizbullah. The
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newspaper, Nasrallah said in the same speech that Hezbollah fighters helped the Syrian government "retain control of some 23 strategically located villages inhabited by Shiites of Lebanese citizenship". Nasrallah said that Hezbollah fighters have died in Syria doing their "jihadist duties".
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on 26 April 1996. A cease-fire was agreed upon between Israel and Hezbollah, which would be effective on 27 April 1996. Both sides agreed that civilians should not be targeted, which meant that Hezbollah would be allowed to continue its military activities against IDF forces inside Lebanon.
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as well as main city streets, paralyzing the life in the capital. On 8 May 2008, gun battles erupted between Hezbollah supporters and pro-government loyalists, while the leader of the organization called the government's decision "a declaration of war". Hezbollah took control of
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Hezbollah has not revealed its armed strength. It has been estimated by Mustafa Alani, security director at the Dubai-based Gulf Research Centre, that Hezbollah's military force is made up of about 1,000 full-time Hezbollah members, along with a further 6,000-10,000 volunteers.
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The fighting ended when an unwritten understanding was agreed to by the warring parties. Apparently, the 1993 understanding provided that Hezbollah combatants would not fire rockets at northern Israel, while Israel would not attack civilians or civilian targets in Lebanon.
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In response, the FSA allegedly attacked two Hezbollah positions on 21 February; one in Syria and one in Lebanon. Five days later, it said it destroyed a convoy carrying Hezbollah fighters and Syrian officers to Lebanon, killing all the passengers. The leaders of the
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that: "I can reveal that such caches have been moved through Belgium to France, Greece, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. I can also reveal that significant ammonium nitrate caches have been discovered or destroyed in France, Greece, and Italy".
1440:, while the other deliveries were made by sea or land, for example across the Syrian border. Mohammad Qasir who has been responsible for Hezbollah's logistics for 20 years was also responsible for paying for the ammonium nitrate deliveries. 573:. Hezbollah denounced, and protested against, the resolution. The 2006 military conflict with Israel has increased the controversy. Failure to disarm remains a violation of the resolution and agreement according to the Israeli Government. 1850: 1265:
One unit is responsible for intelligence activities against Israel, primarily by recruiting and running agents in order to gather information about Israeli military bases and other potential targets. This unit and is known to conduct
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used by IRGC members indicates that they are trained using Israeli and US military manuals; the emphasis of this training is on the tactics of attrition, mobility, intelligence gathering and night-time manoeuvres.
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Most Shias consider Hezbollah's weaponry a necessary and justified element of resistance, while less than half of the other religious communities support the idea that Hezbollah should keep its weapons after the
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region is what contributes to the presence of Hezbollah weapons. The international community must help us in (getting) an Israeli withdrawal from Shebaa Farms so we can solve the problem of Hezbollah's arms".
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An attempt made by the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah led to a new wave of violence in Lebanon at the first decade of May 2008. The militants belonging to Hezbollah and its allies have blocked
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reports Hezbollah is not a small guerrilla group. It is a trained, skilled, well-organized, highly motivated infantry that is equipped with the cream of the crop of modern weaponry from the arsenals of
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and the financial backing of Iran. It became the main politico-military force among the Shi'a community in Lebanon and the main arm of what became known later as the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon.
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necessary preparations have been made, and regarding all the rest – I always prefer not to talk, rather to take action when the time comes." In August 2008 it was reported that Brigadier-General
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The strength of Hezbollah's forces are disputed, and has been variously estimated as "several thousand" and "several thousand supporters and a few hundred terrorist operatives". The
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rocket, which has a range of 29 km (18 mi) and carries a 15-kg (33-lb) warhead. Hezbollah also possesses about 100 long-range missiles. They include the Iranian-made
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of Syria. On 16–17 February 2013, Syrian opposition groups claimed that Hezbollah, backed by the Syrian military, attacked three neighboring Sunni villages controlled by the
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rocket attacks against Israeli civilian towns and cities in northern Israel, in retaliation for Israel's killing of civilians and targeting the Lebanese infrastructure.
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has, however, claimed that Hezbollah abducted the soldiers and then killed them. The bodies of the slain soldiers were exchanged for Lebanese prisoners in 2004.
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Specifically: "Suicide Terrorist Campaigns, 1980-2003", Appendix 1. (Page 253 of Australian paperback edition, published by Scribe Publications)
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and after expelling pro-government militias from the city and than handed it over to the Lebanese Army, later they also attempted to clear out
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On 16 February 2016, General Secretary Nasrallah threatened that "some rockets are enough from us in addition to the ammonia containers in
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estimates Hezbollah forces to 600–1,000 active fighters (with 3,000–5,000 available and 10,000 reservists), 10,000–15,000 rockets of the
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port, and their result will be that of a nuclear bomb in an area inhabited by 800,000 people, killing tens of thousands of them".
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and other prominent Lebanese figures called on Hezbollah to end its involvement in Syria and said it is putting Lebanon at risk.
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On 5 August 2006, the Prime Minister of Lebanon said that "the continued presence of Israeli occupation of Lebanese lands in the
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accused Hezbollah of recruiting Singaporeans in a failed 1990s plot to attack U.S. and Israeli ships in the Singapore Straits.
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patrolling the Israeli side of the border fence, killing three, injuring two, and seizing two Israeli soldiers. According to
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Hezbollah has been accused of committing a number of attacks and kidnappings. Between 1982 and 1986, in the midst of the
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According to Israeli and American sources, Hezbollah has three units charged with intelligence operations.
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engaged in their operations, by providing funding, direction, weapons, and bomb-building instructions.
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Hezbollah's strength was enhanced by the dispatching of one thousand to fifteen hundred members of the
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On 25 July 1993, following the killing of seven Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon, Israel launched
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Hamzeh, A. N. (1993). "Lebanon's Hizbullah: From Islamic revolution to parliamentary accommodation".
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reported, according to the intelligence information, that Hezbollah received a total of 270 tons of
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of pro-government forces but failed due to heavy resistance, mainly from armed supporters of the
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In 2012, Hezbollah fighters crossed the border from Lebanon and took over eight villages in the
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Hezbollah was accused by their Lebanese adversaries that ammonium nitrate stored at the
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Hezbollah has been involved in several cases of armed conflict with Israel: During the
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Hezbollah's condemnation of murder of civilians in Egypt and Algeria is described in
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3. Calls for the disbanding and disarmament of all Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias
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Hezbollah military is considered to be the most capable non-state armed group in the
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Hezbollah's desire for Israeli prisoners that could be exchanged with Israel led to
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went into effect on 14 August 2006. Hezbollah was responsible for thousands of
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In September 2020, the U.S. state department's counterterrorism coordinator,
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magazine's Fall 2006 issue and attributed the article to author Gilead Ini.
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For air defense, Hezbollah has anti-aircraft weapons that include the
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in 2009 led to tension between the Egyptian government and Hezbollah.
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militiamen in southern Lebanon. The period also saw the hijacking of
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CAMERA: Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America
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UN: We've cleared half the cluster bombs Israel dropped on Lebanon
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allegedly operated by Hezbollah from Lebanon was shot down by the
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The Consultaive Gathering, a group of Shia and Sunni leaders in
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of a Jewish cultural centre, both in Argentina. According to
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In June 2002, shortly after the Israeli government launched
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type. They also estimate a stockpile of 30 missiles of the
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According to the US, the Assad loyalist militia known as
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Dying to win: the strategic logic of suicide terrorism
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According to various reports, Hezbollah is armed with
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was created and is maintained by Hezbollah and Iran's
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Outside of Lebanon, Hezbollah has been accused of the
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Abedine Saad; Smith-Spark, Laura (11 December 2012).
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Drone flight over Israel: Nasrallah’s latest surprise
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Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (11 April 1996).
2926:"Rival Lebanese groups fighting in Syria: Jumblatt" 2811: 2809: 1624: 1622: 1513: 1511: 1509: 1288:It is unknown what the third intelligence unit is. 809:. "With the collapse of their supposed allies, the 3389: 3335: 2969: 2967: 2946:"U.S. blacklists al-Nusra Front fighters in Syria" 2892:"March 14, PSP slam Hezbollah activities in Syria" 2131: 1552: 740:, the attempted bombing of an Israeli airplane in 2976:"Analysis: Hezbollah a force to be reckoned with" 2846: 2844: 2549: 2290: 1709: 1587: 3732: 3455:"Israel hints at full-scale invasion in Lebanon" 3382: 2992: 2806: 2675:Macintyre, Donald; Silver, Eric (14 July 2006). 2071: 2009:Masters, Jonathan; Laub, Zachary (17 July 2006) 1619: 1506: 1185:soldiers, causing many of the deaths during the 3170:"Barak: 'Syria and Hizbullah gaining strength'" 2964: 2934:. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013. 2916:. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013. 2900:. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013. 2838:. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013. 2822:. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013. 2608:Ashkenazi, Eli; Stevn, Yoav (6 September 2006) 1692:"Hezbollah: Hezbollah and the Recent Conflict." 1360:called for the disarmament of militia with the 1358:United Nations Security Council Resolution 1559 1200:artillery and the man-portable, shoulder-fired 1181:missiles. These weapons have been used against 797:, Hezbollah waged a guerrilla campaign against 684:called for the disarmament of militia with the 682:United Nations Security Council Resolution 1559 565:called for the disarmament of militia with the 563:United Nations Security Council Resolution 1559 3511: 2887: 2885: 2841: 2634:. 29 January 2004. Retrieved 20 February 2008. 2038: 1943: 1941: 1743: 1741: 943:at Israeli border towns as a diversion for an 807:United Nations Security Council Resolution 425 719:Accusations of suicide attacks and kidnappings 3452: 2973: 2644:Myre, Greg; Erlanger, Steven (13 July 2006). 979:Hezbollah involvement in the Syrian Civil War 599:International Institute for Strategic Studies 536: 3664:"Hezbollah Will Not Escape Blame for Beirut" 3579:"Israelis, Hezbollah Clash Again in Lebanon" 2697:Myre, Greg; Erlanger, Steven (12 July 2006) 2643: 2552:"War touches raw nerve for grieving parents" 2435: 2331:"2000: Hezbollah celebrates Israeli retreat" 1257: 2882: 2751:"US adds Hezbollah to Syria sanctions list" 1938: 1782: 1738: 1525: 1421: 1242:SAMs for air defence. On 6 October 2012, a 1238:of Syria supplied Hizb'allah with advanced 995:in its fight against the rebels during the 769:1992 Israeli Embassy attack in Buenos Aires 29:It has been suggested that this article be 3308: 3304: 3302: 3279: 3044:"Hezbollah Reportedly Acquires SA-18 SAMs" 1951:. Lebanese Army Magazine. 1 January 2005. 1865: 543: 529: 3185:"'Hizbullah received advanced launchers'" 2262:"Hezbollah: A Case Study of Global Reach" 2254: 1687: 1685: 1521:. US Department of State. 8 October 1999. 1465:, mentioned in a video appearance at the 1454:belonged to them, which later caused the 1275:Washington Institute for Near East Policy 891:Hezbollah's abduction of Israeli soldiers 864:while patrolling the Israeli side of the 674:Hezbollah has a military branch known as 3628:"Die explosive Spur führt zur Hisbollah" 3226:"Israel eyes Lebanon after drone downed" 3084:"Hizbullah’s attacks on northern Israel" 2718: 2034: 2032: 1628: 1273:According to Michael Eisenstadt, of the 1078: 696:. The Lebanese cabinet, under president 581:. The Lebanese cabinet, under president 3424:"Muted Arab reaction to Berg beheading" 3299: 2691: 2503:. Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2389:. Amnesty International. 24 July 1996. 2206:. Agence France Presse. 19 March 2013. 2122: 2120: 1304:, but remained silent on the attack on 1270:operations against IDF communications. 983:Hezbollah has long been an ally of the 788: 3733: 3483: 3344: 3254: 3223: 2731:from the original on 10 September 2013 2646:"Israelis Enter Lebanon After Attacks" 2507:from the original on 10 February 2007. 2216: 2214: 2212: 2067: 2065: 2063: 2061: 2005: 2003: 2001: 1999: 1997: 1973: 1872:Pardo, Ramon Pacheco (February 2011). 1816:"Lebanese army faces no-win situation" 1682: 1664:"Hezbollah has no intention to disarm" 1381:The former prime minister of Lebanon, 3746:Military wings of nationalist parties 3599: 3421: 3415: 3269:from the original on 3 December 2010. 3015: 2995:"Missiles neutralizing Israeli tanks" 2952:from the original on 12 December 2012 2802:from the original on 2 November 2012. 2789: 2656:from the original on 11 November 2012 2599:Archiver. 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Hezbollah armed strength
Discuss
a series
Hezbollah
Ideology
History
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Foreign relations
Funding
Headquarters
Political activities
Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc
2008 conflict in Lebanon
2006–2008 Lebanese political protests
Doha Agreement
Hezbollah-Iran relations
Hezbollah-Russia relations
Military activities
Lebanese Civil War
1983 US Embassy bombing
War of the Camps
South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000)
2000–2006 Shebaa Farms conflict
2006 Lebanon War
2008 conflict in Lebanon
Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict
Syrian civil war
Hezbollah involvement
Spillover in Lebanon

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