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Hezbollah also acquired weaponry from corrupt Syrian army officers, the Lebanese black market, the SLA, and defeated factions in the Lebanese Civil War. [32] Arms increased substantially after the 2006 war, with Syria viewing the conflict as a victory, seeing Hezbollah as withstanding Israeli forces and inflicting significant casualties. [ 129 ]
The Lebanese Resistance Brigades (Arabic: سرايا المقاومة اللبنانية, romanized: Sarāyā l-Muqāwama al-Lubnāniyya), also known as the Lebanese Brigades to Resist the Israeli Occupation, were formed by Hezbollah in 1997 as a multifaith (Christian, Druze, Sunni and Shia) volunteer force to combat the Israeli occupation of ...
Hezbollah has been accused of committing a number of attacks and kidnappings. [18] [19] [20] Between 1982 and 1986, in the midst of the Lebanese Civil War, 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.
The terms require the Lebanese army to deploy into south Lebanon as Israeli troops and Hezbollah withdraw forces. Opponents of his candidacy said his election was the result of foreign pressure.
Under the deal, the Lebanese military and UN peacekeepers will be the only forces allowed in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah must pull its forces north of Lebanon’s Litani River – a frontier ...
By Maya Gebeily. BEIRUT (Reuters) - Intensifying efforts for a truce in Lebanon have brought into focus the role of the country's army, which would be expected to keep the south free of Hezbollah ...
While Aoun could help secure the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon, his forces may present a new obstacle for Hezbollah. "If the Lebanese army expands its presence into areas ...
In 2006, Hezbollah fire a single C-802 at the Israeli ship (INS Hanit), killing 4 sailors. [1] Yakhont (P-800 Oniks) Anti-ship missile ... South Lebanon Army