Hezbollah

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Islamist organization militant organization non-state armed group political party

Hezbollah is a Lebanon-based Shiite Islamist political and militant organization backed by Iran, known for its armed resistance against Israel and significant influence in Lebanese politics.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Hezbollah military wing 2
Hezbollah political wing 1
Islamic Resistance in Lebanon 1

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamist organization ⓘ
militant organization ⓘ
non-state armed group ⓘ
political party ⓘ
activeDuringConflict 2006 Lebanon War ⓘ
Lebanese Civil War ⓘ
South Lebanon conflict ⓘ
Syrian civil war ⓘ
alliedWith Amal Movement ⓘ
Iran ⓘ
March 8 Alliance ⓘ
Syrian government ⓘ
country Lebanon ⓘ
designatedAsTerroristOrganizationBy Arab League ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Gulf Cooperation Council ⓘ
Israel ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
factionOf Iran-led regional axis ⓘ
foundedBy Abbas al-Musawi ⓘ
Imad Mughniyeh ⓘ
Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
surface form: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps

Subhi al-Tufayli ⓘ
hasMilitaryWing Hezbollah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Hezbollah military wing
hasPoliticalWing Hezbollah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Hezbollah political wing
headquartersLocation Beirut ⓘ
Lebanon ⓘ
ideology Shia Islamism ⓘ
inception 1982 ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
militaryCapability guerrilla warfare ⓘ
rocket arsenal targeting Israel ⓘ
motto The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon ⓘ
notableLeader Abbas al-Musawi ⓘ
Hassan Nasrallah ⓘ
Subhi al-Tufayli ⓘ
operatesIn Beirut ⓘ
surface form: Beirut southern suburbs

Lebanon ⓘ
southern Lebanon ⓘ
opposedBy Arab League ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Israel ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
paramilitaryWing Hezbollah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Islamic Resistance in Lebanon
politicalPosition holds seats in Lebanese Parliament ⓘ
participates in Lebanese government coalitions ⓘ
primaryOpponents Israel Defense Forces ⓘ
anti-Hezbollah Lebanese political parties ⓘ
receivesSupportFrom Iran ⓘ
Syrian government ⓘ
region Middle East ⓘ
religiousOrientation Shia Islam ⓘ
Twelver Shia ⓘ
surface form: Twelver Shia Islam
usesSymbol green logo with stylized rifle and globe ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bashar al-Assad → alliedWith → Hezbollah ⓘ
Hezbollah → hasMilitaryWing → Hezbollah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hezbollah military wing
Hezbollah → hasPoliticalWing → Hezbollah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hezbollah political wing
this entity surface form: Hezbollah military wing
Hezbollah → paramilitaryWing → Hezbollah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic Resistance in Lebanon