Origin Story—"Wild, Wild West Beirut"
Breaking Hezbollah's Golden Rule
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Origins and Evolution of Hezbollah
The chapter provides an in-depth exploration of the historical roots of Hezbollah, tracing its beginnings from the disappearance of Musa Al-Sada in 1978 to the rise of Muhammad Fadalalah as the leader of Shia militancy in Lebanon. It delves into the merging of different militant networks, the support from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, and the formation of Hezbollah with the approval of Ayatollah Khomeini in 1982. The narrative also discusses the early covert activities of Hezbollah and the evolving understanding of its ties to Iran by intelligence agencies in the early 1980s.
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