Hizbullah
- noun
- /hɪzˈbʊlɑː/
- Literature
- How did Hizbullah defend itself against accusations that it was acting with bad intentions in Syria?
- Hizbullah guerrillas
- Hizbullah fighters
- Iranian Hizbullah
Examples
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How did Hizbullah legitimize its authority to engage in a conflict outside Lebanese borders?
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Thereafter, Hizbullah officials no longer hid their involvement in the Syrian Civil War.
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Syria has been an important country for Hizbullah since the group's founding.
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Since, according to Hizbullah, this did not happen, the group retained its military capability.
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To persuade them, Hizbullah pointed to the potential costs of nonintervention.
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However, on this subject, a significant issue is whether Hizbullah, as a non-state actor, has the right to act in Syria.
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First, as a result of the decades-long conflict against Israel, Hizbullah fighters had acquired sufficient military experience.
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In the early stages of the armed conflict in Syria, Hizbullah's participation was limited and less publicized.
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The justness of Hizbullah's armed intervention in Syria has been fiercely debated.
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Syria has been an important country for Hizbullah since the group's founding.
Synonyms
A Shia Muslim political and armed group in Lebanon with ties to Iran
A Shia Muslim political and armed group in Lebanon with close ties to Iran
A Shiite Muslim political and armed group in Lebanon with strong ties to Iran
A Shia Muslim political and armed group in Lebanon with close ties to Iran
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Hizbullah comes from Arabic parts: Hizb meaning 'party' or 'group' and Allah meaning 'God', so it literally means 'party of God'. That's why the name is used for a political and military group that says it acts for religious reasons.