Hezbollah
Shiite political movement
Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant organization, founded in 1982 during the Lebanese Civil War with backing from Iran.
The name means "Party of God" in Arabic.
Hezbollah operates as both a political force with seats in Lebanon's parliament and a heavily armed militia.
Western governments and Israel designate it a terrorist organization, while supporters view it as a legitimate resistance movement against Israeli occupation.
Hezbollah launched rockets across the border.
Senior Shia clerical title
- KhameneiIran's highest authority
- IranIslamic republic in Asia
- AshuraIslamic day of fasting
- martyrdomSuffering for conviction
Wilayat al-Faqih · Khomeini · jihad · Mahdi · Tehran · religious authority · clerical · seminary
Irregular armed fighter
- rocketsPropulsion-driven flying vehicles
- tunnelsUnderground hollow pathways
- IDFIsrael's national military
- IsraelMiddle Eastern nation
border skirmishes · ambush · sniper · anti-tank · bunkers · fortifications · cross-border raid · drone
Lebanon's capital city
Release from constraint
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- anti-ZionismOpposition to Jewish nationalism
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
sovereignty · self-defense · freedom fighters · deterrence · confrontation · resilience · anti-imperialism · struggle
Levant country, capital Damascus
- AssadSyrian ruling surname
- HouthisYemeni Zaidi rebel movement
- regional influencePower within an area
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
foreign intervention · espionage · sleeper cells · global network · sanctions · designation
National legislative assembly
- electionsFormal choosing of officials
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- ministersReligious leaders or officials
legitimacy · governance · social services · hospitals · schools · patronage · constituency · bloc
Ayatollah
Senior Shia clerical title
Wilayat al-Faqih · Khomeini · martyrdom · jihad · Mahdi · Tehran · religious authority · clerical · seminary · fatwa
guerrilla
Irregular armed fighter
- rocketsPropulsion-driven flying vehicles
- tunnelsUnderground hollow pathways
- IDFIsrael's national military
Israel · border skirmishes · ambush · sniper · anti-tank · bunkers · fortifications · cross-border raid · drone · missiles
Beirut
Lebanon's capital city
liberation
Release from constraint
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- anti-ZionismOpposition to Jewish nationalism
steadfastness · sovereignty · self-defense · freedom fighters · deterrence · confrontation · resilience · anti-imperialism · struggle · pride
Syria
Levant country, capital Damascus
- AssadSyrian ruling surname
- HouthisYemeni Zaidi rebel movement
- regional influencePower within an area
funding · foreign intervention · espionage · sleeper cells · global network · sanctions · designation
parliament
National legislative assembly
- electionsFormal choosing of officials
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
ministers · legitimacy · governance · social services · hospitals · schools · patronage · constituency · bloc · veto power
- Islamic Politicscaliph, caliphate, emir, emirate, sultanate
- IslamismIslamism, Salafism, jihadism, Wahhabism, Muslim Brotherhood
- Middle EastIraq, Baghdad, Cairo, Iran, Jordan
- insurgentsinsurgent, guerrillas, guerrilla, rebel, resistance fighters
- LebanonBeirut, cedars, cedar trees, Tyre, Tripoli
- Mideast ConflictsArab-Israeli conflict, Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, Gulf War, Iran-Iraq War
HezbollahIsrael
Middle Eastern nation
IDF · Mossad · Israeli Defense Forces · Saudi Arabia · United States
Hezbollahliberal democracy
Rights-based elected governance
United Nations · sovereign state · NGO · peacekeeping forces