Syrian Hezbollah

Syrian Hezbollah
Syrian Hezbollah
Leaders	Mohammad Amin Hussein al Raja; Tariq al Mayouf
Dates of operation	2012–present
Active regions	Syria
Ideology	Islamism; Shia Jihadism; Khomeinism; Anti-Americanism
Size	15,000
Part of	Hezbollah
Allies	Iran; Syria; Russia; North Korea
Opponents	Free Syrian Army; Jaysh al-Islam; Ahrar al-Sham; Al-Nusra Front; Turkey; United Kingdom; United States
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Siege of Nubl and al-Zahraa; Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016); Al-Qusayr offensive; Battle of Zabadani (2015); Qalamoun offensive (2017); Eastern Syria campaign (September–December 2017); Northwestern Syria campaign (October 2017–February 2018); Syrian Desert campaign (December 2017–present); Southern Damascus offensive (April–May 2018); Northwestern Syria offensive (December 2019–March 2020); ; Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war 2023 attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria; ;

Syrian Hezbollah is the Syrian branch of the Lebanese Shia political party and paramilitary organization, Hezbollah, fighting in the Syrian Civil War.^[4] The group is directly trained by the Lebanese Hezbollah, the IRGC, and the Syrian Armed Forces.^[5] The group has fighters deployed in Damascus, Aleppo, Daraa, and Quneitra.^[1] The groups has also participated in the Iran-Israel proxy conflict. Quwat al-Ridha has obscure links with Syrian Hezbollah.^[2] In October 30, Syrian Hezbollah militants conducted rocket attacks targeting US forces stationed at Conoco.^[6]

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