Hizballah

Hizballah

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  • Formed

    Formed
    Founded by Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, Imad Mughniyah, and Ali Akbar Mohtashami-Pur.

  • First Lebanon War begins

    First Lebanon War begins
    Started when Israel Defense Forces invaded southern Lebanon. The Government of Israel launched the military operation after the Abu Nidal Organization's assassination attempt against Israel's ambassador to the United Kingdom.

  • U.S. Embassy bombings

    U.S. Embassy bombings
    In 1983 and 1984, there were also some truck bombings on the U.S. Embassies in Beirut and

  • U.S. Marine Barracks bombing

    U.S. Marine Barracks bombing
    Killed 241 U.S. marines, 58 French paratroopers and 6 civilians at the US and French barracks in Beirut.

  • Began participation in Lebanese government

    Began participation in Lebanese government
    They currently have 12 members in Lebanese Parliament and 2 members inthe Cabinet.

  • Isreal leaves South Lebanon

    Isreal leaves South Lebanon
    Following his campaign promise, newly elected Prime Minister Ehud Barak withdrew Israeli forces from Southern Lebanon within the year.

  • Rafiq al-Hariri killed

    Rafiq al-Hariri killed
    Was killed by a car bomb in Beirut, supposedly laid by Hizballah.

  • 2006 Lebanon War

    2006 Lebanon War
    The conflict is believed to have killed at least 1,191–1,300 Lebanese people, and 165 Israelis. It made about one million Lebanese and 300,000–500,000 Israelis lose their homes.

  • Bus bombing

    Bus bombing
    The bus was carrying forty-two Israelis, mainly youths, from the airport to their hotels, after arriving on a flight from Tel Aviv. The explosion killed five Israelis as well as the Bulgarian bus driver and injured thirty-two Israelis.

  • Imad Mughnniyah killed

    Imad Mughnniyah killed
    In February 2008, Hizballah’s military chief ‘Imad Mughniyah was killed by a vehicle bomb in Damascus.