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Hezbollah has a military branch and is the sponsor of a number of lesser-known groups, some of which may be little more than fronts for Hezbollah itself. These groups include the Organization of the Oppressed, the Revolutionary Justice Organization, the Organization of Right Against Wrong, and Followers of the Prophet Muhammad.[1][2][3]

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1559 called for the disarmament of militia[4] with the Taif agreement at the end of the Lebanese Civil War. Hezbollah denounced, and protested against, the resolution.[5][6] The 2006 military conflict with Israel has increased the controversy. Failure to disarm remains a violation of the resolution and agreement according to the Israeli Government.[7]

Most Shias consider Hezbollah's paramilitary a necessary and justified element of resistance, while less than half of the other religious communities support the idea that Hezbollah should keep its weapons after the 2006 Lebanon War.[8] The Lebanese cabinet, under president Michel Suleiman and Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, guidelines state that Hezbollah enjoys the right to "liberate occupied lands."[9] In 2009, a Hezbollah commander, speaking on condition of anonymity, said, "[W]e have far more rockets and missiles [now] than we did in 2006."[10]

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  2. ^ Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (11 April 1996). "Hizbullaha". Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2006.
  3. ^ "SOR/2003-53: Criminal Code; Regulations Amending the Regulations Establishing a List of Entities" (PDF). Canada Gazette Part II. 137 (1 extra): 1. 12 February 2003. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Resolution 1559 (2004)". United Nations Security Council. 2 September 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2007. 3. Calls for the disbanding and disarmament of all Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias
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  6. ^ "Hezbollah has no intention to disarm". Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Center for Special Studies (Israeli). 7 September 2005. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2007.
  7. ^ "Hezbollah: Hezbollah and the Recent Conflict." Archived 4 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine ADL. 29 September 2006. 26 June 2007.
  8. ^ "Briefing: Lebanese Public Opinion". Mideast Monitor. September–October 2006. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2007.
  9. ^ Shamir, Shlomo (14 August 2008) UN: We've cleared half the cluster bombs Israel dropped on Lebanon Haaretz
  10. ^ "Hizbullah says it's getting ready for a new war with Israel". The Jerusalem Post. 8 November 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2012.