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Founding of Hezbollah
Hezbollah is founded in Lebanon by a group of Shi'ite Clergymen trained in Iran, in response to the 1982 invasion by Israel. Israel had invaded to remove the Palestinian Liberation Organization from its camps in Southern Lebanon, but other groups, like Hezbollah, joined together to fight against Israel.
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Tyre Headquarters Bombing
Hezbollah pioneers the suicide car bombing, A Peugeot car, loaded with explosives, is driven by a Hezbollah operative into a Israeli command post in the Israeli occupied southern Lebanese town of Tyre, killing 103 Israeli soldiers. Suicide car bombings will abound to today as a favorite weapon of terrorists.
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U.S. Embassy bombing
On the afternoon of April 13, 1983, a bomb packed with 2000 pounds of explosives went off beneath the the portico of the US Embassy building. The Islamic Jihadist Organization claimed responsibility; however, a UN court later declared the attack to be planned and sponsored by Hezbollah, which is suspected to control the IJO. -
U.S. and French Barracks Bombings
In "response" to shelling of anti-government forces in the base of Hezbollah's activities during the Lebanese Civil war and Israeli occupation, the Bekaa valley, 2 vans each loaded with the equivalent of 12,000 pounds of TNT were driven into the barracks of American Marines and French paratroopers in Beirut, stationed as peacekeepers. the IJO claimed responsibility, but Hezbollah was blamed as it controls the IJO.
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TWA FLight 847 Hijacking
Shortly after takeoff, flight TWA 847 from Rome to Greece was hijacked by Hezbollah and IJO operatives and a several week ordeal occured with hostages being released in exchange for fuel and demands being met. The remaining hostages were delivered to Beirut and eventually released, and only a few of the Hijackers were ever discovered. America adds Hezbollah to its list of terrorist organizations.
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Bombing of Israeli Embassy in Argentina
In the afternoon of March 17, 1992, a suicide bomber driving a truck loaded with explosives drove into the Israeli embassy and the truck, killing 29 and wounding 242 civilians. The IJO claimed responsibility, but US, Israeli, and Argentine investigations revealed that Iran knew of the attack before it happened, and a Hezbollah operative from the triple frontier area was directly involved in the planning of the attack.
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Lebanon War
Hezbollah began the war by launching missiles against Northern Israel, and attacking two Israeli humvees with anti tank missiles. Israel immediately retaliated with missile and air strikes against most of the country, and an invasion of Southern Lebanon. Israel withdrew at the request of the UN, and both sides claimed victory
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U.S. Embassy Vehicle Bombing
A U.S. Embassy vehicle, with explosives attached to the bottom of the armored SUV, was damaged in the explosion, but no Americans were in the vehicle, and the two Lebanese in the vehicle were only injured. This marked the first direct Hezbollah action against the U.S. in over two decades.
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Hezbollah gets seats in Lebanon's Government
Hezbollah ran some candidates for election in 2008, and they gained 2 seats in the 30 member cabinet. This marked the first expansion into the actual government, rather than it's previous label as a resistance movement.
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Hezbollah supports Assad during Revolt
Hezbollah has always claimed it has recieved funds from Syria. Hezbollah supports Assad's regime, and has alledgedly joined in the Government's indiscriminate shellings of Syrian cities and towns.
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