Hezbollah, translated as the “Party of God”, is a Lebanon-based Shiite populous which has been a direct threat to many European Union (EU) countries as well as a direct threat to the United States. Hezbollah has murdered more Americans before September 11th, 2001 than any other hybrid threat or terrorist organization. How might they be so capable in achieving such atrocities? What defines Hezbollah as a hybrid threat?
We have defined prior to this discussion board a hybrid threat as the diverse and dynamic combination of regular forces, irregular forces, and/or criminal elements all unified to achieve mutual benefitting effects. Hezbollah is an innovative, globally connected, and networked population of fighters. Coupled with the failing state of Syria and the rogue state of Iran, they are legitimized as a hybrid threat and a terrorist organization. …show more content…
Early on in their organizational development, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard trained terrorists of Hezbollah in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon and in Iran proper to further interests of the Iranian government utilizing a proxy terrorist organization acting on Iran’s targets and opposition. Iran not only provides training but also lavishly equips Hezbollah fighters with annual financial support (between $100 to 200 million dollars) as well as sophisticated Katyusha rockets, mines, small arms, missiles, explosives, and the list goes on.
Finding what differentiates Iran and Syria from Hezbollah by doctrine textbooks is black and white. Iran and Syria both are legitimate nation-state actors. They are countries that fall under the category of nation-state but easily are defined by their movement to and from rogue and failed states. Hezbollah is a non-state, third-party actor as they do not represent the forces of a particular nation
We have defined prior to this discussion board a hybrid threat as the diverse and dynamic combination of regular forces, irregular forces, and/or criminal elements all unified to achieve mutual benefitting effects. Hezbollah is an innovative, globally connected, and networked population of fighters. Coupled with the failing state of Syria and the rogue state of Iran, they are legitimized as a hybrid threat and a terrorist organization. …show more content…
Early on in their organizational development, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard trained terrorists of Hezbollah in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon and in Iran proper to further interests of the Iranian government utilizing a proxy terrorist organization acting on Iran’s targets and opposition. Iran not only provides training but also lavishly equips Hezbollah fighters with annual financial support (between $100 to 200 million dollars) as well as sophisticated Katyusha rockets, mines, small arms, missiles, explosives, and the list goes on.
Finding what differentiates Iran and Syria from Hezbollah by doctrine textbooks is black and white. Iran and Syria both are legitimate nation-state actors. They are countries that fall under the category of nation-state but easily are defined by their movement to and from rogue and failed states. Hezbollah is a non-state, third-party actor as they do not represent the forces of a particular nation