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Hezbollah–Syria Relations
Hezbollah–Syria relations have been a crucial aspect of Middle East, Middle Eastern geopolitics, particularly since the onset of the Syrian civil war. Hezbollah played a substantial role in Hezbollah involvement in the Syrian civil war, bolstering the Ba'athist Syria, Assad regime against Syrian opposition to Bashar al-Assad, Syrian opposition forces throughout the Syrian civil war since 2011. Hezbollah, an Iran, Iranian-backed Shia Islamism, Shia Islamist political party and militant group based in Lebanon, established itself as a significant force in Syria with both military and political power, waging a Sectarianism and minorities in the Syrian civil war, largely sectarian war against the Sunni Islam, Sunni-dominated Syrian rebel forces. In 2023, the attempts by the UAE and Saudi Arabia to rebuild ties with the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad was met with concerns by Hezbollah. The Syrian regime was willing to explore possibilities for new alliances. However, with the fall of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shia Militia Fighting In Southern Outskirts Of Aleppo (05) (cropped)
Shia Islam is the second-largest Islamic schools and branches, branch of Islam. It holds that Muhammad in Islam, Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib () as both his political Succession to Muhammad, successor (caliph) and as the spiritual leader of the Muslim community (Imamah (Shia doctrine), imam). However, his right is understood to have been usurped by a number of Companions of the Prophet, Muhammad's companions at the meeting of Saqifa where they appointed Abu Bakr () as caliph instead. As such, Sunni Muslims believe Abu Bakr, Umar (), Uthman () and Ali to be 'Rashidun, rightly-guided caliphs' whereas Shia Muslims only regard Ali as the legitimate successor. Shia Muslims assert imamate continued through Ali's sons Hasan ibn Ali, Hasan and Husayn ibn Ali, Husayn, after whom different Shia branches have their own imams. They revere the , the family of Muhammad, maintaining that they possess divine knowledge. Shia holy sites include the Imam Ali Shrine, shrine of Ali in Naj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
