
Hezbollah armed strength
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History
Formation
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Growth
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1990s
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2000s
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Post-2006
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Syrian Civil War
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Training
History
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Recruitment
Reservists
Supply
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Military
Light infantry
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During a speech on October 18, 2021, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah publicly claimed that the military structure of Hezbollah includes 100,000 trained Lebanese fighters.
Anti-armor
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Armored forces
Special forces
Specialized Units
Command structure
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Geographic commands
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Infrastructure
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Nature reserves
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Offensive tunnels
Launch sites
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Communications
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Mines and IEDs
Weapons
Small arms
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Anti-tank
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Air defense
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Unconfirmed air defense systems
Rockets
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Missiles
Mortars and artillery
Armoured vehicles
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Naval assets
Unmanned aerial vehicles
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Hezbollah and weapons of mass destruction
Intelligence gathering
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Counterintelligence
Electronic warfare
Media and propaganda
For decades, media have played a critical role in Hezbollah’s military strategy. Hezbollah takes the role of media very seriously and expends great effort bringing news of its fighting activities to its constituents and to the world at large. Hezbollah’s media activities mainly happen through Hezbollah’s newspapers, Hezbollah’s al-Manar television station, and Hezbollah’s Radio Nour.
Notes
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Hezbollah, meaning Party of God, was created in the 1980s, during the civil war in Lebanon, to unite various factions of minority Shia Muslims and provide social services as the state had disintegrated. Encouraged by initial success and by the backing of Iran, Hezbollah developed an armed wing that quickly became a formidable fighting force. So formidable that it can be said to be the only Arab force ever to defeat Israel in battle. In 2000, Hezbollah resistance forced Israel to end its occupation of South Lebanon.
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