Key Facts
Type
Organization
Sector
militant
Industry
Not specified
Status
Draft
Country
Lebanon
Headquarters
Not specified
Founded
Not specified
Dissolved
Active
Also Known As
No alternate names
Tags
No tags
Overall Confidence
85%
Internal Notes
No notes
Key Information
Leadership
No leadership added
Positions
No positions added
About
Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group, backed by Iran. It has been involved in conflicts with Israel, including the 2006 war, and in the Syrian Civil War, fighting alongside Assad's forces under Iranian direction. The group is designated as a terrorist organization by many countries.
Key Relationships
Bashar al-Assad
private_channel
Assad maintained back-channel communications with Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah for smuggling weapons, coordinating ground operations, and laundering funds through Lebanese networks, using intermediaries to avoid direct traceability amid sanctions.
Since 2011
Bashar al-Assad
partner
Hezbollah partnered with Assad's regime, sending fighters to support Syrian forces in battles like Qusayr (2013), in exchange for strategic depth and Iranian coordination.
Since 2011
Yoni Koren
targeted
As an AMAN officer and Barak aide, Koren was involved in intelligence operations targeting Hezbollah, including surveillance and counter-strategies during his career.
Since 2000
Unit 8200
coordinated_against
Unit 8200 has run extensive SIGINT and cyber operations targeting Hezbollah's communications, leadership, and rocket networks to disrupt attacks on Israel.
Since NaN
Military Intelligence Directorate
infiltrated
Aman has infiltrated Hezbollah's networks via HUMINT and cyber means, contributing to operations like the 2008 assassination of Imad Mughniyeh, a top commander, to disrupt Iranian proxy threats.
Since 1982
OE
Operation Epic Fury
targeted
Hezbollah, as Iran's premier proxy, launched coordinated attacks against Israel during the operation using rockets from Lebanon. The group had been actively rebuilding combat capability even as the strikes were being planned. (relationship to Operation Epic Fury)
Recent Events
Israeli Airstrike on Damascus
To halt missile transfer to Hezbollah
1/1/2013
Israel-Hezbollah Conflict
Conflict leading to Barak's appointment as Defense Minister
1/1/2006