Hezbollah

Hezbollah is aiming to expand its political power, ensure its long-term survival as a militant movement and serve Syrian interests in selecting Lebanon's new president. Meanwhile, with Iranian help, Hezbollah is recovering from the 2006 conflict with Israel and preparing for the next military confrontation with its foe. [more]

Violence spread throughout Lebanon on May 8 during a second day of protests by Hezbollah. [more]

Hezbollah has reshuffled its organization in anticipation of renewed military conflict with Israel. [more]

As usual, rumors of an Arab-Israeli war are swirling in the Middle East. [more]

Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah has been making a concerted effort to win the support of Sunni religious scholars in Lebanon. [more]

Hezbollah is making preparations for hostage-taking operations targeting Western citizens. [more]

Hezbollah is under great pressure from its leaders and supporters to retaliate for the Feb. 12 assassination of Imad Mughniyah, one of its top commanders. If the organization is planning a response, it will need at least a month to dispatch operatives, conduct surveillance, gather materials, construct a bomb and then employ it. During this lag time, the precautions taken by potential targets could wane. [more]

In the event of a U.S. attack against Iran, Tehran can be expected to include as part of its retaliatory strategy a militant organization it founded and has indoctrinated, funded, trained and equipped -- Hezbollah. [more]