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Hezbollah is widely described as comparable to or stronger than the Lebanese Armed Forces in military power. Reasons cited are Hezbollah's better discipline, [97] better experience, [77] and better weaponry, [126] [77] which give Hezbollah "clearly" [138] better military and combat capacity than the LAF. [97]
It became the main politico-military force among the Shia community in Lebanon and the main arm of what became known later as the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon. With the collapse of the SLA, and the rapid advance of Hezbollah forces, Israel withdrew on 24 May 2000 six weeks before the announced 7 July date." [94]
Hezbollah 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 Prophet Muhammad.
Hezbollah is the Arab world’s most significant paramilitary force with a robust organizational structure as well as a sizeable arsenal. It claims to have some 100,000 fighters Hezbollah’s military capabilities have surged over the years, and it has played a key role in the Syrian civil war, helping keep President Bashar Assad in power there.
Hezbollah has risen from a shadowy group established during Lebanon's 1975-90 civil war to a heavily armed force with big sway over the Lebanese state. Governments including the United States deem ...
Name Type Quantity Acquired from Origin Photo Notes C-701: Anti-ship missile: Unknown Iran China C-802: Anti-ship missile 8+ Iran China In 2006, Hezbollah fire a single C-802 at the Israeli ship (INS Hanit), killing 4 sailors.
BEIRUT -Lebanon's Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has led Hezbollah through decades of conflict with Israel, overseeing its transformation into a military force with regional sway and becoming one of the ...
At the start of the year, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah called on members and their families in southern Lebanon, where fighting with Israeli forces across the border has raged, to dump their ...