Hezbollah

Hezbollah Party of God
Hezbollah fighters at a ceremony
Founded	1982 (officially)
Headquarters	Beirut, Lebanon
Ideology	Shia Islamism Anti-imperialism [1][2][3] Anti-Westernism[4] Anti-Zionism
Religion	Shia Islam
International affiliation	Axis of Resistance
Colours	Yellow, Green
Parliament of Lebanon	13 / 128
Website
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Hezbollah (Arabic: حٍُِٓـزْبٍُ اٌلٌٍُلَّٰهَُِّْ, romanized: Ḥizbu 'llāh, meaning Party of God) is a Shia Islamist political party and paramilitary organization based in Lebanon.^[5][6][7] It was formed in Lebanon in 1982, during the Lebanese Civil War. The leader of Hezbollah is Naim Qassem.

Hezbollah's main goals during the Lebanese Civil War were to fight against Western influences and protect Lebanon's Shia Muslim population. Its members are mostly Shia Muslims. The group also supports Arab nationalism. It wants freedom for the Palestinian people in Palestine. Because of this, it believes that the State of Israel should not exist, and fights against it. Over the years, the Hezbollah militia has fought a guerrilla war against the Israeli Army along the border in southern Lebanon. It often attacks Israel's military positions by firing rockets across Israel's northern border.

Hezbollah is supported by Syria, Iran, Russia, Lebanon, Houthis and Hamas.^[8][9]

1. ↑ Elie Alagha, Joseph (2011). Hizbullah's Documents: From the 1985 Open Letter to the 2009 Manifesto. Amsterdam University Press. pp. 15, 20. ISBN 978-90-8555-037-2.
2. ↑ Shehata, Samer (2012). Islamist Politics in the Middle East: Movements and Change. Routledge. p. 176. ISBN 978-0-415-78361-3.
3. ↑ Husseinia, Rola El (2010). "Hezbollah and the Axis of Refusal: Hamas, Iran and Syria". Third World Quarterly. 31 (5): 803–815. doi:10.1080/01436597.2010.502695. S2CID 219628295.
4. ↑ Levitt, Matthew (2013). Hezbollah: The Global Footprint of Lebanon's Party of God. Hezbollah's anti-Western militancy began with attacks against Western targets in Lebanon, then expanded to attacks abroad intended to exact revenge for actions threatening its or Iran's interests, or to press foreign governments to release captured operatives.
5. ↑ Jamail, Dahr (20 July 2006). "Hezbollah's transformation". Asia Times. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
6. ↑ "A Tweet too far: US editor latest victim of Internet Inquisition". RT. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
7. ↑ "Hezbollah (a.k.a. Hizbollah, Hizbu'llah)". Council on Foreign Relations. 13 September 2008. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
8. ↑ Rosenfeld, Jesse (11 January 2016). "Russia Is Arming Hezbollah, Say Two of the Group's Field Commanders". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
9. ↑ Saad, Amal (23 January 2024). "The Houthis are not a group that can be bombed into extinction – here's why". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 20 February 2024.