Major Middle East Forces
Syrian Regime: Led by Bashar Al-Assad, and supported by Lebanon's Shiite Political Party Hezbollah. Syria's regime is dominated by alawites, a sect of shiite islam. Alawites were persecuted in the past by sunni muslims and this resentment still holds today.
Syrian Rebels: Composed of sunni muslims with the support of the United States of America and other Sunni Muslims.
Hezbollah: Formed after the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982, they have dominant political power in Lebanon as well as an arsenal of weapons -- hezbollah will not give up its weapons as they believe they are necessary to protect the country from Israel. Hezbollah's weaponry is more advanced than that of Lebanon's army -- reports speculate the Lebanese Army is under control of hezbollah. Hezbollah has support from Iran, who helped rebuild neighborhoods in Lebanon after the 2006 Israel and Lebanon war. Hezbollah has been condemned as a terrorist organization by the U.S. despite being elected to power in Lebanon.
Syrian Regime: Led by Bashar Al-Assad, and supported by Lebanon's Shiite Political Party Hezbollah. Syria's regime is dominated by alawites, a sect of shiite islam. Alawites were persecuted in the past by sunni muslims and this resentment still holds today.
Syrian Rebels: Composed of sunni muslims with the support of the United States of America and other Sunni Muslims.
Hezbollah: Formed after the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982, they have dominant political power in Lebanon as well as an arsenal of weapons -- hezbollah will not give up its weapons as they believe they are necessary to protect the country from Israel. Hezbollah's weaponry is more advanced than that of Lebanon's army -- reports speculate the Lebanese Army is under control of hezbollah. Hezbollah has support from Iran, who helped rebuild neighborhoods in Lebanon after the 2006 Israel and Lebanon war. Hezbollah has been condemned as a terrorist organization by the U.S. despite being elected to power in Lebanon.
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