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Despite these problems, Hezbollah continued to grow in size, and in 1986, the CIA considered its military strength comparable to Lebanon's major militias. [40] The total membership of Hezbollah and closely affiliated groups grew from "several hundred" in 1983 to 2,000–3,000 in 1984 [41] and to a few thousand in 1985. [37]
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. [49] [50] Lebanese security sources said that the three were Hezbollah members. [51]
On 27 September, the Israeli Air Force bombed and destroyed Hezbollah's main headquarters in Beirut, killing Nasrallah. [73] On 1 October, the Israeli military began an invasion of southern Lebanon [74] although it had been conducting limited ground operations for some time. Israeli operations led to the significant dismantling of Hezbollah's ...
The head of Hezbollah, Naim Qassem, pledged on Friday to coordinate closely with the Lebanese army to implement a ceasefire deal with Israel, which he said his group had agreed to "with heads held ...
BEIRUT (Reuters) -The Israeli military said its air force struck a facility used by Hezbollah to store mid-range rockets in southern Lebanon on Thursday, after both sides accused each other of ...
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, or “the Party of God,” arose during Lebanon’s civil war in the late 1970s, when tensions between the country’s leading religious groups were at an all-time high.
Later on the same day, an ambush by Hezbollah killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded 18. [2] According to Al Jazeera English analysts, the attack was a victory for Hezbollah. [18] The Lebanese army said that an Israeli force crossed the Blue Line in Odaisseh and claimed they retreated after an incursion of about 400 meters. [19]