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'''Hezballah''', or "Party of God", is also transliterated  '''Hezbollah''', '''Hizballah''' and several other versions. It is an organization that both conducts [[terrorism]] in the Middle East and elsewhere,<ref name=AMindict>{{citation
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'''Hezballah''', or "Party of God", is also transliterated  '''Hezbollah''', '''Hizballah''', '''Hizbollah''', '''Hizbullah '''Hezbollah''', and several other versions. Also known as Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine,
Organization of the Oppressed on Earth and Revolutionary Justice Organization, it was formed in 1982, after the [[1982 Israeli operations in Lebanon]]. It is Islamist and [[Shia]] in religious ideology. <ref name=FAS>{{citation
| url = http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/para/hizballah.htm
| publisher = Globalsecurity
| title = Hizballah / Hizbollah / Hizbullah / Hezbollah, Party of God, Islamic Jihad, Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine, Organization of the Oppressed on Earth, Revolutionary Justice Organization}}</ref>
 
It is an organization that both conducts [[terrorism]] in the Middle East and elsewhere,<ref name=AMindict>{{citation
  | publisher = United States District Court for the Eastern Division of Virginia, Alexandria Division
  | publisher = United States District Court for the Eastern Division of Virginia, Alexandria Division
  | id = Criminal No. 01-228-A
  | id = Criminal No. 01-228-A
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  | author = Greg Bruno | publisher = Council on Foreign Relations
  | author = Greg Bruno | publisher = Council on Foreign Relations
  | url = http://www.cfr.org/publication/16382/hezbollahs_shadow_war.html}}</ref> It is certainly on friendly terms with the government of Iran, although it is not definitely under Iranian control; it also receives support from [[Syria]].  
  | url = http://www.cfr.org/publication/16382/hezbollahs_shadow_war.html}}</ref> It is certainly on friendly terms with the government of Iran, although it is not definitely under Iranian control; it also receives support from [[Syria]].  
 
==Territorial control==
Israel's [[2006 Israeli operations in Lebanon]] was in response to [[unguided rocket|rocket]] attacks on Israel; the military operation did not displace Hezbollah as a ''de facto'' government in certain areas.
Israel's [[2006 Israeli operations in Lebanon]] was in response to [[unguided rocket|rocket]] attacks on Israel; the military operation did not displace Hezbollah as a ''de facto'' government in certain areas. Daniel Byman, of the [[Brookings Institution]], described it, in May 2008, as the most powerful political movement in Lebanon. <ref name=>{{citation
 
| title = Hezbollah: Most Powerful Political Movement in Lebanon
The organization has been charged with responsibility for incidents including the [[1996 Khobar Towers bombing]]. <ref name=AMindict>{{citation
| author = Daniel L. Byman
| publisher = Council on Foreign Relations
| date = May 29, 2008 | url = http://www.cfr.org/publication/16378/}}</ref>  Serious discussions of dealing with Lebanon have to consider this organization as part of the process; the [[United States Security Council]] passed [[UNSC Resolution 1701|Resolution 1701]] to put a [[peace operations]] force into place after Israel withdrew. <ref name=DailyStar2006-08-15>{{citation
| title = Some ideas on how to disarm Hizbullah
| author = Steven Simon,  Jonathan Stevenson
| title =August 15, 2006
| journal = The Daily Star
| url = http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=5&article_id=74732#}}</ref>
==Attacks==
The organization has been charged with responsibility for incidents including
*[[1996 Khobar Towers bombing]]. <ref name=AMindict>{{citation
  | publisher = United States District Court for the Eastern Division of Virginia, Alexandria Division
  | publisher = United States District Court for the Eastern Division of Virginia, Alexandria Division
  | id = Criminal No. 01-228-A
  | id = Criminal No. 01-228-A
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  | title = U.S. v. al-Mughassi ''et al.'' | date = June 22, 2001
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*[[1983 bombing of Beirut U.S. Embassy]]
*[[1983 Beirut barracks bombings]]
*[[1984 bombing of Beirut U.S. Embassy annex]] 
*[[1992 Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires]]<ref name=JVL-BA>{{citation
| url = http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Terrorism/argentina.html
| title = Terrorist Bombings in Argentina(1992-1994)
| publisher = Jewish Virtual Library}}</ref>
==References==
==References==
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Hezballah, or "Party of God", is also transliterated Hezbollah, Hizballah, Hizbollah, Hizbullah Hezbollah, and several other versions. Also known as Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine, Organization of the Oppressed on Earth and Revolutionary Justice Organization, it was formed in 1982, after the 1982 Israeli operations in Lebanon. It is Islamist and Shia in religious ideology. [1]

It is an organization that both conducts terrorism in the Middle East and elsewhere,[2] but operates a shadow government in parts of Lebanon.[3] It is certainly on friendly terms with the government of Iran, although it is not definitely under Iranian control; it also receives support from Syria.

Territorial control

Israel's 2006 Israeli operations in Lebanon was in response to rocket attacks on Israel; the military operation did not displace Hezbollah as a de facto government in certain areas. Daniel Byman, of the Brookings Institution, described it, in May 2008, as the most powerful political movement in Lebanon. [4] Serious discussions of dealing with Lebanon have to consider this organization as part of the process; the United States Security Council passed Resolution 1701 to put a peace operations force into place after Israel withdrew. [5]

Attacks

The organization has been charged with responsibility for incidents including

References

  1. ↑ Hizballah / Hizbollah / Hizbullah / Hezbollah, Party of God, Islamic Jihad, Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine, Organization of the Oppressed on Earth, Revolutionary Justice Organization, Globalsecurity
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 U.S. v. al-Mughassi et al., United States District Court for the Eastern Division of Virginia, Alexandria Division, June 22, 2001, Criminal No. 01-228-A
  3. ↑ Greg Bruno (May 30, 2008), Hezbollah's Shadow War, Council on Foreign Relations
  4. ↑ Daniel L. Byman (May 29, 2008), Hezbollah: Most Powerful Political Movement in Lebanon, Council on Foreign Relations
  5. ↑ Steven Simon, Jonathan Stevenson, "August 15, 2006", The Daily Star
  6. ↑ Terrorist Bombings in Argentina(1992-1994), Jewish Virtual Library
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