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| After its July 2006 war with Israel, Hezbollah declared victory despite criticism that it provoked massive destruction, and solidified its role as a political player in Lebanon. Subsequently, a wave of internal violence in May 2008 prompted Lebanese parliamentarians to compromise with the armed group and Hezbollah joined the national unity government in August 2008.
The United States classifies Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and accuses it of destabilizing the country after the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon.
The United Nations called for disarming Hezbollah militias in its Security Council resolutions 1559 from 2004 and 1701 from 2006.
Since 1992, the leader of Hezbollah and its third secretary-general has been Hassan Nasrallah.
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Sources | Who are Hezbollah?, BBC News website, May 21, 2008 | | Hezbollah, Council on Foreign Relations, June 8, 2009 | | UN Security Council Resolution 1559, September 2, 2004 (pdf) | | UN Security Council Resolution 1701, August 11, 2006 (pdf) | | A Lebanese fragment: two days with Hizbollah, Fred Halliday, Open Democracy website, July 16, 2006 |
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