...territory.â In the past, each sect and group in Lebanon has had a militia. The largest and best-equipped militia belongs to Hezbollah, which rules in the Shiia areas of southern Lebanon bordering Israel. The CIA World Factbook says the Lebanese army and...
...members of an Iranian-backed insurgent network on Monday, it said. The four detained belong to an insurgent group called Katai'b Hezbollah, the U.S. military said in a statement. "Katai'b Hezbollah is assessed to be a surrogate of Iran. Its members are...
...Lebanese, most of them civilians, died in Israeli attacks during that conflict. The war started with a border incursion by Hezbollah on July 12, 2006. Eight Israeli soldiers were killed and two others kidnapped, prompting a massive Israeli retaliation....
...by Israel of all offensive military operations; Well, that one went all right. Both sides stopped shooting. Of course, since Hezbollah was getting the crap kicked out of it at the time, they were willing to go along. And Israel was, as always, vulnerable...
Background
Hezbollah (Arabic: حزب الله ḥizba-llāh, literally "party of God") is a Shi'a Islamic political and paramilitary organisation based in Lebanon. The group's official name in Arabic is Hizb Allah Al-moqawama Al-Islamiyah fi Lubnan.
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