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Hezbollah was formed sometime in 1982 in response to an Israeli invasion of Lebanon. Hezbollah, meaning "Party of God", is a Shia religous extremist terrorist group based in Lebanon. *the exact date that Hezbollah was formed is unknown
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Hezbollah gains their first supporters from Iran with the assistance of over 1,000 fighters of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard. *no specific date
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Hezbollah is believed to be behind the kidnapping of the president of the American University in Beirut, Davis S. Dodge.
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Hezbollah attacks the U.S. embassy in Beirut with a car bomb, killing 63 people, 17 of whom were American citizens.
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Hezbollah attacks U.S. Marine barracks with a truck bomb, killing 241 American military personnel in Beirut. Another attack against the French military compound in Beirut kills 58.
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Hezbollah bombs a restaurant near the U.S. Air Force Base in Torrejon, Spain killing 18 U.S. citizens and injuring 83 more.
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Hezbollah attacks the U.S. embassy annex in Beirut with a car bomb, killing 2 Americans and 22 others.
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Hezbollah terrorists hijack a Kuwait Airlines plane, murdering four passengers, including two Americans.
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Hezbollah publicizes its manifesto noting that the group's struggle's will continue until Israel is destroyed and rejects any cease-fire or peace treaty with Israel. The document also attacks the U.S. and France.
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Hezbollah terrorists hijack TWA flight 847. The hijackers kill Robert Stethem, a U.S. Navy diver and dump his body at the Beirut airport. Other passengers are held as hostages before being released on June 30.
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Hezbollah kidnaps William Higgins, a U.S. Marine serving with a United Nations truce monitoring group in Lebanon and murder him.
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Members of the Lebanese parliament ratify the Taif Agreement. Although the agreement calls for the "disbanding of all Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias," Hezbollah remains active.
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Sayyad Hassan Nasrallah emerges as Hezbollah's new leader after Israel kills the group's old leader, Abbas Musawi.
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With the help of Iranian intelligence, Hezbollah bombed the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires, killing 29 and injuring over 200.
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Once again with the help of Iranian Intelligence, Hezbollah bombs the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires killing 86 and injuring over 200.
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Hezbollah launches rockets in towns in northern Israel in one of the group's numerous attacks on Israeli civilians
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Hezbollah fires 28 rockets into northern Israeli towns and a week later, the group fires another 16 rockets, injuring 36 Israelis. To stop Hezbollah rocket fire, Israel responds with a major offensive, known as the "Grapes of Wrath" operation.
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The United States recognizes Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.
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Israel withdrew all troops from Lebanon after 18 years patrolling the "security zone," a strip of land in the southern region of Lebanon that was set up to prevent attacks on northern Israel.
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Hezbollah attacks an Israeli military post and raids Israel, kidnapping and killing three Israeli soldiers.
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The British government recognizes Hezbollah's military wing as a terrorist organization.
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Canada lists Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.
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Australia lists Hezbollah's as a terrorist organization.
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Hezbollah rockets kill a 16-year-old Israeli boy and wound many more.
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1559 calls for "the disbanding and disarmament of all Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias," a shot at Hezbollah.
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The United States and France ban Hezbollah's television network, Al Manar. A U.S. State Department spokesman said that the channel "preaches violence and hatred."
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The European Parliament passed a resolution stating: "Parliament considers that clear evidence exists of terrorist activities by Hezbollah. The (EU) Council should take all necessary steps to curtail them." The European Union still refrains from placing Hezbollah on its list of terrorist organizations.
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Hezbollah attacks Israel with rockets once again and crosses the border to kidnap two Israeli soldiers. Three Israeli soldiers are killed in the initial attack, and five more soldiers were killed as Israel tried to rescue the soldiers and push Hezbollah from its border.
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The United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1701, which called for "a cessation of hostilities, the deployment of Lebanese and U.N. forces into southern Lebanon, and the disarmament of armed groups in Lebanon."
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Imad Mughniyeh, Hezbollah's top cammder was killed in Syria. Hezbollah suspected the Israeli government of the assassination.
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Gunmen from Hezbollah seized most of western Beirut, driving out supporters of the Western-backed government.
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Hezbollah gains 12 seats in the Lebanonese Parliment as well as 2 seats in the cabinet in order to try and reach their political goals.
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Israel's navy has intercepted the Francop, a ship carrying hundreds of tonnes of weapons intended for Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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Defence Secretary Robert Gates of the United States warns that Hezbollah has more arms than most governments and accused Syria and Iran of supplying those weapons.
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Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, seen as a key figure in the founding of Hezbollah, died.
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Members of Hezbollah and its allies brought down unity government after resigning from Prime Minister Saad Hariri's Cabinet.
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Iran and Hezbollah risk their future ties with Syria by supporting Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.
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The leader of Hezbollah has admitted that his group was responsible for the launch of a drone that was shot down over Israel.
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Hezbollah carried out a bus bombing that killed five Israelis and a driver in Bulgaria.
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The leader of Hezbollah has declared that they will defend Syria and not let it fall to the US or Israel.
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The military chief of the group of Syrian rebels, the Free Syrian Army, has accused Hezbollah fighters of invading Syria.
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Multiple people have been killed in an exchange of gun-fire between Syrian rebels and Hezbollah fighters.