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    What if Iran Provided a Nuclear Warhead to Hezbollah? Iran has often felt like a third world nation because it is a nation that stands alone between two extremes. The nation itself was called Persia in ancient times, so it is not an Arab nation historically and many of the people in the country are not Muslim. The people of Iran see the Christian nations to the Northwest and the Muslim nations all around them and they have developed a unique sort of national insecurity. This has led their present

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    What did they win- Hezbollah won most feared because of all the wealth and military power they have. Everyone in their country is afraid of Hezbollah. History- Hezbollah started in 1982 during the first Lebanon war. Hezbollah is group of Muslims which is a party of God. They are powerful in military and powerful in politics. Hezbollah is located in Lebanon. Lebanon is east of Syria. A lot of the members of Hezbollah are either Muslims or Syrian people. Hezbollah is the most powerful in military

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    On July 12, 2006 Hezbollah launched an elaborate cross-border raid. In the first stage of the raid Hezbollah launched Katyusha rockets on Israeli positions in villages such as Zar’it. Five civilians were wounded. While Israel was distracted a group of Hezbollah fighters crossed the border and coordinated an attack on two Israeli Humvees with a group of Hezbollah fighters near the border in south Lebanon. After killing all the soldiers in one of the Humvees Hezbollah managed to disable the other Humvee

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    • The birth of Hezbollah from the ruins of the Amal movement When the Iranian Revolution succeeded in 1979, Iran wanted to gain the admiration and the support of Arab countries, benefiting in particular from the support by the Shah of Iran and his relationship with Israel before the collapse of his regime. On this very first day of the victory of the revolution, Iran was keen to extend its bonds with the Islamic world, and when this was not possible in most cases, because of many complex causes

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    Hezbollah vs Harakat Al-Muqawama Al-Islamia

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    Hezbollah vs. Harakat Al-Muqawama Al-Islamia Terrorism is a problem that has been affecting our world since humans have been walking on this planet. Whether it’s dealing with suicide bombings, cyber warfare, Eco terrorism, or even nuclear terrorism it is something that all countries have to deal with at some point. One of the main priorities of the United States is to keep terrorist attacks from occurring in our country at all costs. When looking at terrorists, two dangerous groups that will be

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    This paper will examine the basic history of Kata’ib Hezbollah (KH) and how they were formed. This paper will also examine the leadership of KH and how it affects the Iraqi people and their government. It will also examine the objective and goals of the KH and what support they have in their on-going operations. It will further discuss what tactics, techniques, and procedures that KH employs for their operations and will also examine the past and current leadership and characteristics of KH and

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    Hezbollah To some Hezbollah, the “Party for God”, is a political group fighting for nationalism and to others, particularly western cultures; Hezbollah is a very dangerous terrorist organization. Hezbollah is a Shiite Muslim group based in Iran and Southern Lebanon. They have an extensive network that crosses international borders and consists of everything from schools and hospitals to a television station. Hezbollah was formed following the 1979 Iranian Revolution. In the early ‘80s, there were

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    motives of Hezbollah several collection programs of the five types could be utilized to gather intelligence on Hezbollah. Collected information must undergo further conversion before it reaches the analysis phase to be used against Hezbollah (Gay, 2005) First, Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) could be used to gather intelligence information from open sources such as websites, social media sources, publishing’s and news outlets in the Middle East and even other countries where Hezbollah has an influence

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    "Hezbollah 's presence in Latin America is growing and the organization remains the premiere terrorist organization in the world." - Douglas Farah Iran’s use of Hezbollah as a proxy is much akin to China using North Korea, however, the former is much more in stride with one another than the latter. It is said that where Iran goes, Hezbollah is not far behind. In order to run an international terrorist organization you need money. Despite receiving the majority of funding from Iran, Hezbollah

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    Iranian Shi’a militants, the Assad regime in Syria, the Sunni Hamas, and the Lebanese Hezbollah have all joined together to fight against western influence, such as that of the US, and Israel, in their regions. Former President George W. Bush called them “The Axis of Evil”. This name was used around the United States and around the world for some time. In 2010, however, they became known as the “Axis of Resistance” after a Libyan news journalist used this to refer to them in his news article (CBS

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