Hezbollah is a designated terrorist organization that operates primarily in Lebanon, but of course has also established some small presence in southern Syria. It's become a leverage card and a pressure tactic that they have mounted against some of their regional neighbors. If they say, oh, you don't like the cap to gone trade, well how about we armed smugglers and we increased the risk of violence and agitation along your border? it's a really great tool for them.

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