| Description |
1 online resource (41 pages) : color maps, color portraits |
| Series |
Middle East security report ; 19 |
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Middle East security report ; 19
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| Contents |
Executive summary. -- Introduction. -- Background: the axis of resistance. -- Hezbollah's early involvement: 2011-2012. -- Escalating role in 2013. -- Hezbollah retakes Al-Qusayr. -- Hexbollah after Al-Qusayr: summer and fall 2013. -- The fight for Damascus. -- Hezbollah's organization in Syria. -- Implications of Hezbollah's involvement in Syria. -- Appendix: Hezbollah senior leaders. -- Notes |
| Summary |
Hezbollah's deepening involvement in Syria is one of the most important factors of the conflict in 2013 and 2014. The impact of Hezbollah's involvement in Syria has been felt not just on the battlefield, where the regime now has momentum in many areas, but also in Lebanon where growing sectarian tensions have undermined security and stability. This paper details Hezbollah's involvement in Syria from the beginning of the conflict to the present. Much of the focus is on 2013, when Hezbollah publicly acknowledge its presence in Syria and deepened its commitment on the ground. The first part of the paper explores the relationship between Hezbollah, Iran, and Syria and Hezbollah's rationale for its involvement in Syria. The second part looks at Hezbollah's activities in Syria from 2011 to 2012, when it operated on a limited and clandestine basis. The third section of the paper details Hezbollah's escalation of its presence in 2013 and examines the group's role in operations across Syria since the beginning of 2013. The fourth part analyzes the size, scope, and structure of Hezbollah's operations in Syria. Finally, the paper concludes with a discussion of the implications of Hezbollah's growing presence in Syria within Lebanon, Syria, and more broadly |
| Notes |
"April 2014"--Cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 28-41) |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ISW, viewed May 26, 2014) |
| Subject |
Hizballah (Lebanon)
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| SUBJECT |
Hizballah (Lebanon) fast (OCoLC)fst00648264 |
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Political violence -- Syria
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Political stability -- Middle East
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Political stability.
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Political violence.
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| SUBJECT |
Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2012001320
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| Subject |
Middle East.
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Syria.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Institute for the Study of War (Washington, D.C.), publisher.
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