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Meanings of Lebanese Hizballah in English

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hizbollah

A Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon.

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      Examples for "Organization of the Oppressed on Earth"
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      He accused Syria and Hizballah of helping train Bahraini extremists.
      The Guardian
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      Even the Hizballah, the Party of God for Lebanese terrorists had occasion to use Alex's Services.
      Terminal Compromise
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      The site was defaced by hackers a year ago when Hizballah captured three Israeli soldiers at the border in south Lebanon.
      Wired
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      The U.S. military said that Iraqi and U.S. intelligence sources have seen an increase in weapons smuggling recently by Iranian-backed militia such as Kata'ib Hizballah.
      Reuters
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      Hariri formed a national unity government last year which includes Hezbollah ministers.
      Reuters
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      The coalition government included Hezbollah, a heavily armed military and political organisation.
      Reuters
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      He said it was time for the Hezbollah movement to assume responsibility.
      Reuters
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      The battle for Qusair has highlighted Hezbollah's growing role in the crisis.
      BBC
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      Israel fears Iran-backed groups like Hezbollah will benefit from Iranian sanctions relief.
      Reuters
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      The Israeli army said it fired at Hizbollah positions in southern Lebanon.
      The Irish Times
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      Israeli warplanes were fired upon today by Hizbollah as they flew deep into Lebanese airspace.
      The Irish Times
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      The delegates were mainly moderates but included a representative from the Syrian and Iranian-backed Hizbollah.
      The Irish Times
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      The frontier violence erupted at the Israeli-occupied Shebaa Farms, which Hizbollah says is Israeli-held Lebanese territory.
      The Irish Times
      5
      Washington is also concerned by Tehran's backing for radical Islamist groups such as Hizbollah and Hamas.
      Reuters
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      The overnight attack was the bloodiest by Hizbullah so far this year.
      The Irish Times
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      Israel and the UN said it was most likely a Hizbullah cache.
      The Irish Times
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      Israeli fighter jets also bombed Hizbullah bases in eastern and southern Lebanon.
      The Irish Times
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      Later in the day, Israeli jets blew up a Hizbullah radio transmitter.
      The Irish Times
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      He has specialised in Lebanon and the Hizbullah movement for many years.
      The Irish Times
      1
      Even the Hizballah, the Party of God for Lebanese terrorists had occasion to use Alex's Services.
      Terminal Compromise
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      LEBANON Hezbollah, meaning " Party of God", was set up with the help from the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in 1982.
      Reuters
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      On June 14, 1985, Hezbollah, the Party of God, hijacked TWA Flight 847 out of Athens en route to Rome and New York.
      Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
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      Shall not, of a truth, a party of God be for ever blessed?
      The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
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      They can keep it if they want but the parties of God may veto that.
      The Guardian
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      They're thought to be closely affiliated with the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, whose-
      Stolen heat
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      When the militant Egyptian Islamic Jihad was founded in 1973, he joined.
      The Irish Times
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      Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other groups have vowed to carry out more attacks.
      The Guardian
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      Sayyed didn't like the way the Islamic Jihad's heavy was looking at him.
      American assassin
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      Another was an unarmed man from Islamic Jihad, the group said.
      The Irish Times
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