HezbollahBeirut, Lebanon

Patrixia LansanganBen Schulman

Pam Delos Reyes

What is Terrorism?• A systematic use of violence and

threats to intimidate or coerce especially for political purposes.

• “Involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that … intimidate or coerce a civilian population; to influence the policy of a government … by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping.” (fbi.gov)

typical methods/acts of terrorism

• Bombs/Suicide Bombers• Kidnapping• Hijacks

HezbollahBeirut, lebanon

• Initially created on 1975 to 1990. Officially established and grew from 1985 to recent. They are mostly consist of Shiite Muslim political party and militant group.

• Current leader• Hassan Nasrallah

HezbollahBeirut, lebanon

• Location– Southern Lebanon

(Bekaa Valley, Beirut)

• Approximate population of 65,000 fighters, according to Iranian News Agency.

HezbollahBeirut, lebanon

• What’s its purpose?– To establish an Islamic government

across the Arab world that will “liberate” Jerusalem and the entire area of the present day State of Israel; from the translation of Hezbollah as “Party of God”

Types of weapons used• 33,000 rocket missiles• Katyusha• Bombs• Guns

Hezbollah• Terror attack in the Israeli

Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 29 killed, 242 injured. March 17, 1992

• Terror attack in the Jewish Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 85 civilians killed. July 18, 1994

• During The second Lebanon War, Hezbollah fired more than 4,000 rockets directly at Israeli civilian centers and communities. 44 civilians killed. July 12- Aug. 16, 2006

• Terror attack on a tourist bus in Burgas, Bulgaria. 6 civilians killed. July 18, 2012

World Responses/Predictions

• Hezbollah Threatens Israel Over Syria Strikes

• More rockets against anti Islamic Government and resistant countries.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HlaVpqUXF0

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• Levy , Michael . "Hezbollah." Britannica.com. Britannica.com, 04 Aug 2013. Web. 6 Feb 2014. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/264741/Hezbollah>.