Hezbollah - Origins. Hezbollah was formed from numerous other Lebanese Shia groups shortly after Israel's 1982 invasion, largely fought in mainly Shia southern Lebanon. The group was conceived by Iran, or at least was aided in its inception by the arrival in Lebanon of 1,500 Islamic revolutionary guards from Iran, three years after that country's own Islamic Revolution in 1979. Iran, as an Islamic republic — a Shia one — remains a close ally, financial backer, arms supplier and model for Hezbollah. Syria back ...

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Hezbollah claims that it forbids its fighters entry into Iraq for any reason, and that no Hezbollah units or individual fighters have entered Iraq to support any Iraqi faction fighting America. However, on April 2, 2004, Muqtada al-Sadr announced his intention to form chapters of Hezbollah and Hamas in Iraq [47]. He is not known to have consulted Hezbollah or Hamas before making this statement. Hezbollah has been accused of having links to Al-Qaida. Though Hezbollah has a Shi'ite ideology, this does not exclude it from co-operation wi ...

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Lebanon This article is part of the series: Politics of Lebanon Constitution President: Emile Lahoud Prime Minister: Fouad Siniora Parliament Speaker of the Parliament Political parties Elections edit Hezbollah (Arabic ‮حزب الله‬, meaning Party of God, for other designations or alternative spellings, see 'name' part of this article) is a Shi'a Islamist group in Le ...

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Ethnic politics in Khuzestan revolves primarily around the issue of local control of resources. Unlike most other Iranian provinces, Khuzestan is ethnically diverse, home to a number of distinct peoples and tribal groups. Aside from the measures taken by the Pahlavi governments and the Islamic Republic of Iran, there is no historical precedent for conflict between the Iranian peoples amongst themselves, and the grievences held by minority groups have, in general, only been towards the central governments and their policies. As such, c ...

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It is claimed by some sources that oil revenues from the province are spent in other areas of Iran favoured by the Islamic Republic, while they and other Khuzestanis struggle to repair extensive war damage with little revenue or support from the central government. While poverty is rampant amongst all native Khuzestani groups, it is most especially evident amongst the Arabs. Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - Alleged racism. Some Arabs feel that they are suspected, unfairly, of complicity in Saddam ...

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In April 2005, riots broke out in several Khuzestani cities, following the circulation of a letter marked "top secret" from President Khatami's office and written in 1999, which was broadcast on Al-Jazeera and Al-Ahwaz television stations. The letter outlined a plan to encourage Persians to settle in Khuzestan, thereby changing the ethnic composition of the province. Central government officials say that the letter is a blatant forgery. Nevertheless, Arab ...

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Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - Newspapers. The editor of Ahvaz's Persian language Hamsayeha newspaper, Mohammad Hezbawi (also known as Hezbaee Zadeh), was arrested in September 2005 but later released. [52] Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - Television. Television broadcasting in Arabic language in Khuzestan is state-owned (e.g.) as is the case in other parts of the country, but many inhabitants also watch foreign Arabic language satellite channels. The Qatar- ...

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The Khuzestani population is predominantly divided between Arabic and Persian speaking groups. How much of the population is ethnically Arab and Arabic-speaking no one knows for certain, and definitions and estimates are often disputed, as the Iranian central government does not release any ethnic-related census figures. According to the 2004 CIA World Factbook, Iranian Arabs comprise 3% of the overall population, while Arabic-speakers comprise 1%. The Minorities At Risk (MAR) project states that there are approximately 690,000 Bakhtiaris in Iran, mos ...

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Ethnic politics of Khuzestan, Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - Historical background, Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - Early history, Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - Autonomy, Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - The Pahlavi era, Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - Iran-Iraq War, Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - Demographics, Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - Ethnic grievances, Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - Alleged racism, Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - Human rights, Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - Khuzestani Arab refugees in Iraq, Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - Forced displacement, Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - Arvand Free Zone, Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - Place names, Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - Hezbollah, Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - April 2005 riots, Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - Terrorist attacks in Khuzestan, Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - Political organisations, Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - Islamic Wefagh Party, Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - Al-Ahwaz Arab Peoples Democratic Popular Front, Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - Ahwaz Arab Renaissance Party, Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - Democratic Solidarity Party of Al-Ahwaz, Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - Ahwaz Liberation Organisation, Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - Media, Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - Newspapers, Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - Television, Ethnic politics of Khuzestan - Historical references

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In 2005, Ahvaz witnessed a number of terrorist attacks. The first came ahead of the presidential election on 12 June. Interior Ministry official Mohammad Hussein Motahar said at the time: Two bombs were hidden in toilets within the building of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and at the Office of Construction and Civil Engineering. The third bomb exploded in front of the house of the governor of Khuzestan Province. All three of these explosions were in the city center of Ahvaz. Another bomb was hidden in the doorway of the house of a [state] radio and telev ...

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There are a number of Iranian Arab political parties operating in exile, but no known political party representing other ethnic groups in Khuzestan. The ideology of Arab parties varies, although most are secular in their political outlook. Ideology, tactics, tribal loyalties and personal ambition have prevented these parties from forming a united front. Some advocate armed resistance, while others believe in non-violent action. Most refer to Khuzestan as al-Ahwaz or Arabistan, although some define Arabistan as also inclu ...

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While there is no evidence to sustain such claims, Balad is nevertheless alleged by some to support Hezbollah and the Ba'athist governments of late Syrian president Hafez al-Assad and his successor, president Bashar al-Assad. Balad supporters, in turn, denounce such charges as mere smear attempts originating Zionist right-wing of Israeli politics and lacking any merit. In 2002 Bishara was put on trail after allegedly giving speeches in Umm al-Fahm praising the terror organization, Hezbollah, and the armed struggle against Israel. The ...

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From 1987 to 1993 the First Intifada by Palestinians against Israel took place. A fierce Intifada by the Palestinians then erupted in 2000 known as the Al-Aqsa Intifada allegedly in response to a visit to the Temple Mount by Ariel Sharon (who subsequently became Israel's Prime Minister). The violence grew, particularly suicide bombings by Hamas, Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, Islamic Jihad, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, and Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command. Israeli Security Forces responded with invasions, ...

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After the 9/11 attacks, the USA cogitated that the city could be part of a terrorism web. Many people of Arab origin were succeeding economically in the city, having a reasonably wealthy life, and many sent part of the money earned by their business to the countries to their homeland countries. Neither the city was never a stage of terrorism attack nor the cogitations that the city was acting as fund booster for terrorism proved being as correct, however. There are claims that Hezbollah related businessmen and crime-lords, most of the ...

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Hezbollah has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United States [2] the United Kingdom [3], the Netherlands[4], Canada [5][6] and Australia [7]; the U.S. Department of State notes that Hezbollah has killed more than 300 American citizens (over 200 of whom were U.S Marines in Lebanon - though accountability for the Marine barracks bombing has never been thoroughly established). Russia has only recently begun to draw up a list of organizations it classifies as terrorist, which may reflect that of the EU [8]. The European Union has designated Hezbollah's External Security Organiza ...

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Hezbollah operates a satellite television station from Lebanon, Al-Manar TV ("the Lighthouse") as well as a radio station, al-Nour ("the light"). Qubth Ut Alla ("The Fist of God") is the monthly magazine of Hezbollah's paramilitary wing. Al Manar broadcasts news in Arabic, English, French and Hebrew and is widely watched both in Lebanon and in other Arab countries. Its transmission in France (even via satellite, not by any station based on French territory) is controversial. It has been accused of promoting religi ...

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The organization views an Islamic republic, on the Iranian model, as the ideal and eventual form of state. However, as their conception of an Islamic republic requires the consent of the people, and Lebanon remains a religiously and ideologically heterogeneous society, their political platform revolves around more mundane issues. According to their published political platform in 2003, Hezbollah claims to favor the introduction of an Islamic government in Lebanon by peaceful democratic means. According to the United States Department of Stat ...

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The organization views an Islamic republic, on the Iranian model, as the ideal and eventual form of state. However, as their conception of an Islamic republic requires the consent of the people, and Lebanon remains a religiously and ideologically heterogeneous society, their political platform revolves around more mundane issues. According to their published political platform in 2003, Hezbollah claims to favor the introduction of an Islamic government in Lebanon by peaceful democratic means. According to the United States Department of Stat ...

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The name ‮حزب الله‬ is transliterated from the Arabic in a number of ways. A scientific transliteration would be hizbu' llah. Hezbollah is used by CNN and BBC. It is also written as Hizbullah, Hizballah, Hizbollah, Hezbullah, and the literal Arabic version Hizb Allah, which is used by Al Jazeera. "Hizb" (party) is the Modern Standard Arabic pronunciation, and "Hezb" is closer to Persian and to Lebanese dialect. The 'h' is pharyngeal in Arabic, but a normal 'h' sound in Persian. The "-llah" ending, originally "Allah", means "(the) God". The name is derived ...

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Hezbollah claims that it forbids its fighters entry into Iraq for any reason, and that no Hezbollah units or individual fighters have entered Iraq to support any Iraqi faction fighting America. However, on April 2, 2004, Muqtada al-Sadr announced his intention to form chapters of Hezbollah and Hamas in Iraq [45]. He is not known to have consulted Hezbollah or Hamas before making this statement. Hezbollah has been accused of having links to Al-Qaida. Though Hezbollah has a Shi'ite ideology, this does not exclude it from co-operation wi ...

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