Hezbollah in Latin America

Hezbollah in Latin America
Dates of operation1980s–present
AllegianceHezbollah
Active regionsSouth America
IdeologyShia Islamism
Antisemitism
Part ofHezbollah
AlliesVenezuela
Iran
OpponentsArgentina
Brazil
Paraguay
United States
Israel[1]
Designated as a terrorist group byArgentina[2]
Paraguay[3]
Colombia[4]
Honduras[5]

Hezbollah in Latin America[a] is a splinter organization of the Shia Islamist Lebanon-based group Hezbollah which operates in throughout South America.[6]

  1. ^ Ottolenghi, Emanuele (2023-10-28). "Hezbollah's Terror Threat In Latin America". Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  2. ^ "Argentina designates Hezbollah as terrorist organisation". 2019-07-18. pp. BBC News. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  3. ^ Ottolenghi, Emanuele (2019-08-29). "From Latin America to West Africa, Hezbollah's complex web of connections is fuelling its terrorist activity". The National. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  4. ^ Pamuk, Humeyra; Griffin, Oliver (2020-01-20). "Much work remains in Colombia's fight against coca cultivation, Pompeo says". Reuters. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  5. ^ "Honduras declares Hezbollah a terrorist organization". Reuters. 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  6. ^ Ortega, Aurora (2022-03-28). "Hezbollah in Colombia Past and Present Modus Operandi and the Need for Greater Scrutiny". The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Retrieved 2024-05-06.


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