Turning to economic development projects in the region, Qassem was quoted as saying, "We were able to alleviate the poverty in Baalbeck-Hermel in the last seven years, and the projects there are valued at $893 million, with $29 million coming from
Hezbollah.
We in the Iraqi resistance stand with
Hezbollah, and we will stand with
Hezbollah in any Israeli attack or action against it," he said, adding that Nujaba would fight "with
Hezbollah in a single row, on a single front, just as we stood with them on a single front in Iraq or Syria.
What's new, it appears, is knowledge of this
Hezbollah bomber's true name.
Last week, Lebanon and
Hezbollah each said they had made significant gains against Islamic State militants, driving them back into a smaller part of the arid hills on the border.
HIFPA was aimed at curbing
Hezbollah's ability to access the international financial system and disrupt foreign financing to
Hezbollah, that the Americans believe flows through Lebanese banks.
Led by Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah,
Hezbollah maintains an influential role in Lebanese politics and society.
Ten years after the 2006 war, perceptions of
Hezbollah in the eyes of the Arab Sunni world have deteriorated.
Even Nasrallah himself has admitted to the dangers of a
Hezbollah miscalculation.
This brave general and some members of
Hezbollah were martyred," it said.
The training and materials geared toward counterterrorism, internal security, and border control were not seen by
Hezbollah as a threat to its military arsenal of rockets and long range missiles.
In late April 2011, two months after the start of the protests in Syria, when the uprising was still a civil, nonviolent movement, I had informal, off-the-record conversations with
Hezbollah officials to hear their perspectives about the developments in Syria.
The Bulgarian government's investigation clearly points to
Hezbollah, and a Cypriot court in March convicted a confessed
Hezbollah member of preparing similar attacks in Cyprus.
