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• n  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

• Hizballah
• Hezbollah
• Hizbollah
• Hizbullah
• Lebanese Hizballah
• Party of God
• Islamic Jihad
• Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine
• Revolutionary Justice Organization
• Organization of the Oppressed on Earth

News & Articles

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• Syrian, Hizbullah forces launch offensive on rebel strongholds near Damascus
  Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad has deployed thousands of troops, including Hizbullah fighters, for an offensive against rebel strongholds around Damascus. The opposition has reported a massive regime operation to expel the rebel presence around Damascus. Assad’s military, backed by Hizbullah and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was [...]
  June 21, 2013 - World Tribune

Quotes

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• David Petraeus in World Tribune
  The conflict also gives Iran influence in the Arab world through its clients, Lebanese Hizbullah and Hamas,Petraeus said.
• President Bush in Daily Star - Lebanon
  Hizbullah militias are the enemy of a free Lebanon and all nations, especially neighbors in the region, have an interest in helping the Lebanese people prevail,Bush added.
• Robert Gates in Daily Star - Lebanon
  Syria and Iran are providing Hizbullah with rockets and missiles of ever-increasing capability,Gates said at a press conference with his Israeli counterpart Ehud Barak.