Lebanese Civil War
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The Lebanese Civil War was a multifaceted armed conflict that took place from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 150,000 fatalities and also led to the exodus of almost one million people from Lebanon.
Image: Martyrs Square 1982
Image: USS New Jersey firing in Beirut, 1984
Image: Beirutbarr
Image: Fateh Militia
Hezbollah
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Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group, led since 1992 by its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah. Hezbollah's paramilitary wing is the Jihad Council, and its political wing is the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc party in the Lebanese Parliament. Its armed strength is assessed to be equivalent to that of a medium-sized army.
Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah, the third and current Secretary General of Hezbollah
Nasrallah visiting Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran, August 2005
A December 2006 anti-government rally in Beirut