they have been battling opposition forces according to some estimates are more than ten thousand hizbullah soldiers have been involved in the conflict art is a part of their looks now added the group's role in the syrian war and its position in the arab world. remember this war hizbollah fired almost four thousand rockets into israel seven years on the group has crippled the missile also no problem in washington to say the group has more missiles than most governments in the world perhaps some thirteen or fifteen thousand. before that now according. to thousands from a small militia that emerged in the early eighty's hizbullah has grown to an organization with six malignancies government and radio and satellite television station and programs for social development it's been called a state within a state has one who work only for his blog is a very interesting combination it's not just a political party and not just a resistance group but a combination of both they have a political wing a military wing and an economic wing it builds a very respectful place in south lebanon and in the place

syria has supported to develop islamist organization which became hizbullah between eighty two or ninety five. syrians gave their strategic umbrella this alliance grew stronger because of common cause it's kept iraq from becoming the predominant regional power and stopped israel's efforts to bring lebanon into its orbit. what i can tell you is that syria is a key element in an axis of resistance this is why no one knows for sure how an american aggression against syria might play out of eventually not even the americans who have been pushing for intervention in israel has already tried to hand and although she won't publicly admit it it's widely accepted tel aviv was behind at least four military strikes inside syria aimed at preventing weapons from being transferred from damascus to hizbollah in a shift from her usual noncommittal public stance tel aviv also recently called for assad to be toppled but any attack on syria well i'm doubted he invoked his beloved television a scenario that could make the war in two thousand and six look like a minus wobble policy r.t. and if. next on our t

fifty thousand it's from a small militia that emerged in the early eighty's hizbullah has grown to an organization with six malignancies government and radio and satellite television station and programs for social development it's been called a state within a state has one law work only for this bill are is a very interesting combination is not just a political party and not just a resistance group but a combination of both they have a political wing and military wing and an economic wing it builds a very respectful place in south lebanon and in the places where the shia are living in lebanon. the movement once hospitals clinics schools as well as agricultural centers that provide farmers with technical assistance and training it supports families of fighters who die in battle but hostility to israel is the party's defining platform especially since may two thousand when the last israeli troops left lebanon largely because of the success of his bill of fighters but where is his bill is popularity peak today and opinion over the organization is divided most of the arab and muslim worl