.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.called for the disarmament of militia with the at the end of the. Hezbollah denounced, and protested against, the resolution. The 2006 military conflict with Israel has increased the controversy.
Failure to disarm remains a violation of the resolution and agreement according to the Israeli Government. Most of the Shia consider Hezbollah's weaponry a necessary and justified element of resistance, while less than half of the other religious communities support the idea that Hezbollah should keep its weapons after the. The Lebanese cabinet, under president and Prime Minister, guidelines state that Hezbollah enjoys the right to 'liberate occupied lands.' In 2009, a Hezbollah commander (speaking on condition of anonymity) said, 'We have far more rockets and missiles now than we did in 2006.' Contents.Introduction The strength of Hezbollah's forces are disputed, and has been variously estimated as 'several thousand' and 'several thousand supporters and a few hundred terrorist operatives'. The estimates Hezbollah forces to 600–1,000 active fighters (with 3,000–5,000 available and 10,000 reservists), 10,000–15,000 rockets of the, and type.
They also estimate a stockpile of 30 missiles of the type. As reports Hezbollah is not a small guerrilla group. It is a trained, skilled, well-organized, highly motivated infantry that is equipped with the cream of the crop of modern weaponry from the arsenals of, and the, and which is very familiar with the territory on which it is fighting.
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Hezbollah has also military relations with, which date back to the 1980s.Hezbollah military is considered to be the most capable non-state armed group in the. According to:Islamic Resistance guerrillas are reckoned to be amongst the most dedicated, motivated and highly trained of their kind. Any Hezbollah member receiving military training is likely to do so at the hands of IRGC the , either in southern Lebanon or in camps in Iran. The increasingly sophisticated methods used by IRGC members indicates that they are trained using Israeli and US military manuals; the emphasis of this training is on the tactics of attrition, mobility, intelligence gathering and night-time manoeuvres.Hezbollah's strength was enhanced by the dispatching of one thousand to fifteen hundred members of the and the financial backing of Iran. See also:Hezbollah has been accused of committing a number of attacks and kidnappings. Between 1982 and 1986, in the midst of the, 36 suicide attacks were made in Lebanon against American, French, Lebanese, and Israeli targets by 41 people of different religions and political ideologies, killing 659 people. Hezbollah has been accused of some or all of these attacks, but responsibility is disputed, and Hezbollah has denied being involved in any of them.
These attacks included the, the attempted bombing of an Israeli airplane in, the, and a spate of attacks on troops and militiamen in southern Lebanon. The period also saw the hijacking of in 1985, and the from 1982 to 1992.Outside of Lebanon, Hezbollah has been accused of the, and the of a Jewish cultural centre, both in Argentina. According to Nasrallah, however, Hezbollah refused any participation in operations outside Lebanese and Israeli lands before 2008.accused Hezbollah of recruiting Singaporeans in a failed 1990s plot to attack U.S. And Israeli ships in the Singapore Straits.
Conflict with Israel Hezbollah has been involved in several cases of armed conflict with Israel:. During the, Hezbollah waged a guerrilla campaign against forces occupying. It ended with Israeli withdrawal in accordance with 1978's. 'With the collapse of their supposed allies, the, and the rapid advance of Hezbollah forces, they withdrew suddenly on 24 May 2000 six weeks before the announced 7 July.'
Hezbollah held a victory parade, and its popularity in Lebanon rose. On 25 July 1993, following the killing of seven Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon, Israel launched (known in Lebanon as the Seven Day War), during which the carried out their heaviest artillery and air attacks on targets in southern Lebanon since 1982. The declared aim of the operation was to eradicate the threat posed by Hezbollah and to force the civilian population north to Beirut so as to put pressure on the Lebanese Government to repress Hezbollah.
The fighting ended when an unwritten understanding was agreed to by the warring parties. Apparently, the 1993 understanding provided that Hezbollah combatants would not fire rockets at northern Israel, while Israel would not attack civilians or civilian targets in Lebanon. In April 1996, the launched, which was intended to wipe out Hezbollah's base in southern Lebanon. Over 100 Lebanese refugees were of a base at, in what the Israeli military said was a mistake. Finally, following several days of negotiations, the two sides signed the on 26 April 1996.
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A cease-fire was agreed upon between Israel and Hezbollah, which would be effective on 27 April 1996. Both sides agreed that civilians should not be targeted, which meant that Hezbollah would be allowed to continue its military activities against IDF forces inside Lebanon.
On 7 October 2000, three – Adi Avitan, Staff Sgt. Benyamin Avraham, and Staff Sgt. Omar Sawaidwere – while patrolling the Israeli side of the.
The soldiers were killed either during the attack or in its immediate aftermath. Has, however, claimed that Hezbollah abducted the soldiers and then killed them. The bodies of the slain soldiers were exchanged for Lebanese prisoners in 2004.2006 Lebanon War. Main article:.
Hezbollah's desire for Israeli prisoners that could be exchanged with Israel led to, which triggered the. The was a 34-day in and northern. The principal parties were Hezbollah paramilitary forces and the. The conflict started on 12 July 2006, and continued until a -brokered went into effect on 14 August 2006.
Hezbollah was responsible for thousands of rocket attacks against Israeli civilian towns and cities in northern Israel, in retaliation for Israel's killing of civilians and targeting the Lebanese infrastructure. The conflict when Hezbollah militants fired at Israeli border towns as a diversion for an attack on two armored patrolling the Israeli side of the border fence, killing three, injuring two, and seizing two Israeli soldiers. According to, 'In the fighting 1,200 Lebanese and 158 Israelis were killed.
Of the dead almost 1,000 Lebanese and 41 Israelis were civilians.' 2009 Egypt plot Allegations of a in 2009 led to tension between the Egyptian government and Hezbollah.Syrian Civil War. Main article:Hezbollah has long been an ally of the government of Syria, led by the. Hezbollah has allegedly helped the in its fight against the rebels during the. In August 2012, the United States sanctioned Hezbollah 'for its alleged role in the war'. General Secretary Nasrallah denied Hezbollah had been fighting on behalf of the Syrian government, stating in a 12 October 2012 speech that 'right from the start the Syrian opposition has been telling the media that Hizbullah sent 3,000 fighters to Syria, which we have denied'.
However, according to the Lebanese newspaper, Nasrallah said in the same speech that Hezbollah fighters helped the Syrian government 'retain control of some 23 strategically located villages in Syria inhabited by Shiites of Lebanese citizenship'. Nasrallah said that Hezbollah fighters have died in Syria doing their 'jihadist duties'.In 2012, Hezbollah fighters crossed the border from Lebanon and took over eight villages in the of Syria. On 16–17 February 2013, Syrian opposition groups claimed that Hezbollah, backed by the Syrian military, attacked three neighboring Sunni villages controlled by the (FSA).
An FSA spokesman said, 'Hezbollah's invasion is the first of its kind in terms of organisation, planning and coordination with the Syrian regime's air force'. Hezbollah said three Lebanese Shias, 'acting in self-defense', were killed in the clashes with the FSA. Lebanese security sources said that the three were Hezbollah members. In response, the FSA allegedly attacked two Hezbollah positions on 21 February; one in Syria and one in Lebanon. Five days later, it said it destroyed a convoy carrying Hezbollah fighters and Syrian officers to Lebanon, killing all the passengers. The leaders of the and other prominent Lebanese figures called on Hezbollah to end its involvement in Syria and said it is putting Lebanon at risk., Hezbollah's former leader, said 'Hezbollah should not be defending the criminal regime that kills its own people and that has never fired a shot in defense of the Palestinians'.
He said 'those Hezbollah fighters who are killing children and terrorizing people and destroying houses in Syria will go to hell'. The Consultaive Gathering, a group of Shia and Sunni leaders in -, also called on Hezbollah not to 'interfere' in Syria. They said 'Opening a front against the Syrian people and dragging Lebanon to war with the Syrian people is very dangerous and will have a negative impact on the relations between the two'., leader of the, also called on Hezbollah to end its involvement and claimed that 'Hezbollah is fighting inside Syria with orders from Iran'.According to the US, the Assad loyalist militia known as was created and is maintained by Hezbollah and Iran's -, both of whom provide it with money, weapons, training and advice. Armed strength. See also:Hezbollah has not revealed its armed strength. It has been estimated by Mustafa Alani, security director at the Dubai-based Gulf Research Centre, that Hezbollah's military force is made up of about 1,000 full-time Hezbollah members, along with a further 6,000-10,000 volunteers.Hezbollah possesses the rocket, which has a range of 29 km (18 mi) and carries a 15-kg (33-lb) warhead. Hezbollah also possesses about 100 long-range missiles.
They include the Iranian-made and, the latter with a range of 75 km (47 mi), enabling it to strike the Israeli port of, and the, with an estimated 150 km (93 mi) range, which can reach. Fajr-3 missiles have a range of 40 km (25 mi) and a 45-kg (99-lb) warhead, and Fajr-5 missiles, which extend to 72 km (45 mi), also hold 45-kg (99-lb) warheads.According to various reports, Hezbollah is armed with, namely, the -made,; -made (version of ), Towsan (version of ), (version of ); and European-made missiles.
These weapons have been used against soldiers, causing many of the deaths during the. A small number of Saeghe-2s (Iranian-made version of ) were also used in the war.For air defense, Hezbollah has anti-aircraft weapons that include the artillery and the man-portable, shoulder-fired and (SAM). One of the most effective weapons deployed by Hezbollah has been the.During the, Hezbollah fired 3,970 rockets into in the course of a month, killing 43 Israeli civilians.
Hezbollah officials have stated that the group's armaments have recovered fully from the previous war; during the 'Divine Victory' rally, held shortly after the cease-fire, Hezbollah's Secretary-General Sayyed declared that the group has 'more than 20,000 rockets available'. He also spoke in retrospect of the war, saying 'Tel Aviv or elsewhere, we were certain that we could reach any corner or spot in occupied Palestine and now we are certain that we can reach them.' (sic) Nasrallah has also implied that Hezbollah's rocket force became stronger in the months following the 2006 Lebanon War than it had been during the war itself. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak during IDF Armoured Corp exercises in the Golan Heights that 'Hizbullah has gained significant strength in the last couple of years.We are closely following a possible violation of UNSC Resolution 1701 caused by the transfer of advanced weapons systems from Syria to Hizbullah. The necessary preparations have been made, and regarding all the rest - I always prefer not to talk, rather to take action when the time comes.' On 10 August 2008 it was reported that Brigadier-General of Syria supplied Hizb'allah with advanced SAMs for air defence.
On 6 October 2012, a allegedly operated by Hezbollah from Lebanon was shot down by the near. Intelligence capabilities According to Israeli and American sources, Hezbollah has three units charged with intelligence operations.One unit is responsible for intelligence activities against Israel, primarily by recruiting and running agents in order to gather information about Israeli military bases and other potential targets. It is claimed that this unit also gathers information on behalf of Iranand is also known to conduct operations against IDF communications.According to Michael Eisenstadt, of the, Hezbollah also has a unit called Unit 1800 which aids engaged in their operations, by providing funding, direction, weapons, and bomb-building instructions.It is unknown what the third intelligence unit is.Targeting policy After the, Hezbollah condemned Al Qaeda for targeting the civilian, but remained silent on the attack on, neither favoring nor opposing the act. In a 2006 interview with the Washington Post, Hezbollah Secretary-General condemned violence against American civilians, saying, 'If there are American tourists, or intellectuals, doctors, or professors who have nothing to do with this war, they are innocent, even though they are Americans, and it is forbidden. It is not acceptable to harm them.' In June 2002, shortly after the Israeli government launched, Nasrallah gave a speech in which he defended and praised suicide bombings of Israeli civilians by members of Palestinian groups for 'creating a deterrence and equalizing fear.' Nasrallah stated that 'in occupied Palestine there is no difference between a soldier and a civilian, for they are all invaders, occupiers and usurpers of the land.'
Hezbollah has not been involved in any since Israel withdrew from Lebanon.Hezbollah also denounced the in, attacks on tourists in, and the murder of. Disarmament called for the disarmament of militia with the at the end of the. Hezbollah has denounced this resolution and protested against it. Its refusal to disarm has after the more recent conflict with Israel become controversial. Some still consider it a violation of the resolution and agreement and others now consider it a necessary and justified element of resistance. The official position of the Lebanese government is unclear, with conflicting statements given.
The Italian newspaper recently quoted Prime Minister Saniora was saying that, 'Hezbollah has created, a 'state within a state,' adding: 'The entire world must help us disarm Hezbollah. But first we need to reach a cease-fire.' According to a Forbes article, Saniora later denied these remarks, saying he 'told the paper that 'the continued presence of Israeli occupation of Lebanese lands in the Chebaa Farms region is what contributes to the presence of Hezbollah weapons. The international community must help us in (getting) an Israeli withdrawal from Chebaa Farms so we can solve the problem of Hezbollah's arms'. Hezbollah denounced. The former prime minister of Lebanon, stated that 'in our terminology Hezbollah is not a militia, it is a resistance and we believe there is a difference between resistance and militia'., a Lebanese lawmaker, spoke against Hezbollah's failure to disarm saying, 'We can't have an illegal army at the heart of our state, all weapons must be held by the Lebanese government'.On 5 August 2006, the Prime Minister of Lebanon said that 'the continued presence of Israeli occupation of Lebanese lands in the region is what contributes to the presence of Hezbollah weapons.
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