hezbollah

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A radical political and military organization that arose after the Israeli invasion of Lebanon; often accused of terrorism
{i} extremist Shiite Muslim organization in Lebanon
Hizbollah a military group of Shiite Muslims that supports Iran. or izbullh or izb Allh (Arabic; "Party of God") Lebanese Shite Islamist organization. Founded in southern Lebanon in 1982 as a response to Israel's invasion there, its original goals were to drive Israeli troops out of Lebanon and form a Shite Islamic republic similar to that created by the Iranian revolution of 1979. Its political stance, in the main, has been anti-Western, and its members have been implicated in many of the terrorist activities that were perpetrated in Lebanon during the 1980s, including kidnappings, car bombings, and airline hijackings, a number of which were directed at U.S. citizens. It has purportedly received strong material support from Syria and Iran and throughout the 1990s engaged in an intensive guerrilla campaign against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon. At the same time, Hezbollah actively aided the long disfranchised Shite community in Lebanon, providing social services not offered by the government. In the 1990s the party's candidates won seats in Lebanon's parliamentary elections, and the group's leaders have since sought to soften its earlier image. Despite a unilateral withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon in 2000, the party continued sporadic attacks across the Lebanese-Israeli border. See also Muammad usayn Fadlallh
an umbrella organization of various radical Shiite groups, formed following the 1982 Peace for Galilee War conducted under Ariel Sharon to force the PLO, a terrorist organization, from Lebanon The war succeeded only in part On Israel's departure from Lebanon (under foreign pressure), they maintained, at the request of the south Lebanese, a buffer zone south of the Litani River in Lebanon to protect the panhandle of Israel and the civilian population living there That buffer zone is still patrolled by the Israeli army and the South Lebanese forces, loyal to Israel Roadside bombs and other attacks are conducted against the Israeli and South Lebanese forces in this zone
Party of God" in Arabic Islamic Resistance Movement in Lebanon Taliban: "The students" in Arabic The hard-line Islamic militia that rules Afghanistan according to a strict interpretation of the Koran Quran: The Koran, Islam's holy book jihad: To strive, struggle and exert effort, in Arabic ulema: Islamic clerics CIA: Central Intelligence Agency Provides foreign intelligence on national security topics and conducts counterintelligence activities related to foreign intelligence and national security, as directed by the president
"Party of God" in Arabic Islamic Resistance Movement in Lebanon
a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon
Iranian-backed Islamic fundamentalist terrorist organization, based in predominantly Shi'ite areas of southern Lebanon, that has launched numerous attacks on Israeli soldiers and civilians Hezbollah has also attacked Western targets: among other terrorist acts, Hezbollah was responsible for the 1983 car bomb attack on the U S Marine Command in Beirut, which left 239 dead and 40 wounded
hezbollah

    Turkish pronunciation

    hezbälı

    Pronunciation

    /hezˈbälə/ /hɛzˈbɑːlə/

    Etymology

    () Arabic حزب الله (Hizbu-llāh, “party of God”).

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