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Archives: Hizbullah
![Beirut: ISIL claims twin Suicide Bombs in Shiite Area that kill over 41, injure 200](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622025848im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/11/beirut-isil-claims-twin-suicide-187x137.jpg)
![Are the Houthis in Yemen really Iranian “Proxies”? What does that even Mean?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622025848im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/05/are-the-houthis-in-yemen-really-187x137.jpg)
Are the Houthis in Yemen really Iranian “Proxies”? What does that even Mean?
By Ari Heistein | (Informed Comment) -- A 2014 al-Monitor headline declared “Yemen’s Houthis Proxy, not Ally for Iran” but then neglected to explain the difference. It is certainly unlikely that the…![Hizbullah, Syrian Army push back al-Qaeda in Qalamoun as Christian militia mobilizes](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622025848im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/05/hizbullah-syrian-army-push-back-187x137.jpg)
Hizbullah, Syrian Army push back al-Qaeda in Qalamoun as Christian militia mobilizes
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - Smarting from a string of losses, the proregime coalition of Hizbullah and the Syrian Arab Army is looking for some victories against the al-Qaeda-linked…![Israel and Lebanon: Is a 3rd War in the Offing?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622025848im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/02/israel-and-lebanon-is-a-3rd-war-187x137.jpg)
Israel and Lebanon: Is a 3rd War in the Offing?
By Rola El-Husseini | (Special to Informed Comment) - On January 18, 2015 an Israeli military operation lead to the death of Jihad Mughniyah in Quneitra, in the Syrian part of the…![Ironies of Empire: US now Allied with Shiites Trained by Assassinated HIzbullah Leader](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622025848im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/02/ironies-of-empire-us-now-allied-187x137.jpg)
Ironies of Empire: US now Allied with Shiites Trained by Assassinated HIzbullah Leader
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) - The revelation by the Washington Post's Adam Goldman and Ellen Nakashima that the car-bomb assassination of Hizbullah commando Imad Mughniyah in Damascus in 2008 was…![Israel’s Syria Strike: Is it trying to Help al-Qaeda vs. Hizbullah & Iran](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622025848im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/israels-syria-strike-is-it-tryin-187x137.jpg)
Israel’s Syria Strike: Is it trying to Help al-Qaeda vs. Hizbullah & Iran?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) -- There are several questions around the Israeli helicopter gunship strike on Mazari` al-Amal in Syria's Quneitra Province, which killed Hizbullah personnel and an Iranian general.…![Hezbollah’s Surprising Denunciation of Paris Attacks: is it Courting the West?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622025848im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/hezbollahs-surprising-denunciati-187x137.jpg)
Hezbollah’s Surprising Denunciation of Paris Attacks: is it Courting the West?
By Rola El-Husseini | (Special to Informed Comment) In a speech in Beirut on January 9, 2014, on the occasion of the birth of the Prophet Mohammed, Hezbollah secretary general Hassan Nasrallah…![Can Hizbullah save Lebanon from ISIL?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622025848im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2014/11/can-hizbullah-save-lebanon-from-187x137.jpg)
Can Hizbullah save Lebanon from ISIL?
VICE: "As the Islamic State massacred its way throughout Iraq and Syria this summer, a separate battle took place in neighboring Lebanon. This summer, the Islamic State invaded the Lebanese border town…![Pan-Mideast War: ISIL and al-Qaeda attack Hizbullah outposts Near Lebanese Border](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622025848im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2014/10/pan-mideast-war-isil-and-al-qaed-187x137.jpg)
Pan-Mideast War: ISIL and al-Qaeda attack Hizbullah outposts Near Lebanese Border
By Juan Cole ISIL and al-Qaeda have, according to Hizbullah, launched attacks in Syria's Qalamoun district (abutting the Lebanese border near Baalbek) on Hizbullah military outposts on the Syrian side. Hizbullah is…![Sunni Radicals of ISIS seek showdown with Lebanon’s Hizbullah](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622025848im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2014/06/sunni-radicals-of-isis-seek-show-187x137.jpg)