Automoderated users, confirmed, movedable, protected, Administrators, templateeditor
5,058
edits
Hezbollah (Lebanon): Difference between revisions
→Presence in Syria against ISIS
(Minor Edit on Photos) |
|||
| Line 58: | Line 58: | ||
==Presence in Syria against ISIS== | ==Presence in Syria against ISIS== | ||
Hezbollah collaborated with the Syrian government in its efforts to combat the terrorist group [[ISIS]]. Following the outbreak of unrest in Syria, Hezbollah actively engaged in fighting alongside the Syrian army against the excommunicationist ISIS militants. One significant achievement for Hezbollah in Syria was its liberation of al-Qusayr. | Hezbollah collaborated with the Syrian government in its efforts to combat the terrorist group [[ISIS]]. Following the outbreak of unrest in Syria, Hezbollah actively engaged in fighting alongside the Syrian army against the excommunicationist ISIS militants. One significant achievement for Hezbollah in Syria was its liberation of al-Qusayr. | ||
Initially, there was relatively little confrontation between Hezbollah and the Islamic State organizations. Hezbollah tended to operate mainly in western Syria, while ISIS resided in the more lightly populated east. This all changed when the Islamic State took the war to Hezbollah on November 12, 2014, by deploying a pair of suicide bombers against the Burj al-Barajneh district of southern [[Beirut]], a mixed but largely Shia neighborhood where Hezbollah has a strong presence. The attack killed and wounded scores of civilians. Eager to punish Hezbollah for its Syrian intervention, the Islamic State promised "the Party of Satan" much more of the same.<ref>[https://www.refworld.org/docid/56a7924c4.html Unwanted Ally: Hezbollah's War Against the Islamic State]</ref> | |||
==Political Activities== | ==Political Activities== | ||