Hezbollah, despite its radical Islamist ideology, considers ISIS to be a major security threat, according to a report in Al Arabia. ISIS sought to kill off all Hezbollah members, as well as any individual over age 15 who declared their support for Hezbollah.

Hezbollah has also been very active to prevent rebel penetration from Syr “Wherever there are followers of the ideology, there is ground for ISIS and this exists in Jordan, in Saudi Arabia, in Kuwait, and the Gulf states,” Hassan Nasrallah said in an interview with the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar. Israel has used its ability to operate in the skies over Syria to prevent weapons transfers to Hezbollah in Lebanon from the Syrian regime. Hezbollah involvement in the Syrian Civil War has been substantial since the beginning of armed insurgency phase of the Syrian Civil War, and turned into active support and troop deployment from 2012 onwards. She received her BA in Government and Politics with minors in Jewish Studies and Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Maryland at College Park. For international customers: The center is staffed and provides answers on Sundays through Thursdays between 7AM and 6PM  By 2014, Hezbollah involvement begun to turn steady in support of Syrian Ba'athist Government forces across Syria. The center is staffed and provides answers on Sundays through Thursdays between 07:00 and 14:00 and Fridays only handles distribution requests between 7:00 and 

The Lebanon Daily Star reported that the assault on Arsal was designed to start a state of chaos that would initiate in Bekaa and spread to northern Lebanon. Hezbollah is known to now possess advanced SA-22 anti-aircraft missiles and Yakhont anti-ship missiles. Surprisingly, many Lebanese Christians have been working with Hezbollah to counter the ISIS threat, according to a report in Al Monitor.A Lebanese Christian youth explained to Al Monitor why he joined the local protection committee: “What has happened in Mosul has been a message to all Christians of the East that the world will not protect them and that they need to rely on themselves to defend their existence.”According to detained jihadist Imad Jomaa, ISIS seeks to establish an Islamic state between the Bekaa Valley and northern Lebanon.

Hezbollah announces battle with ISIS on Syria-Lebanon border Hassan Nasrallah said the powerful Shiite militia had begun to fight ISIS along the rugged Syrian … The Jerusalem Post Customer Service Center can be contacted with any questions or requests: So, as might be expected, it appears that the sporadic Israeli efforts have not succeeded in sealing the Lebanese-Syrian border from efforts by the Assad regime and Iran to supply their ally to the west. This is what is worrying everyone and everyone should be worried.”“This danger does not recognize Shiites, Sunnis, Muslims, Christians or Druze or Yazidis or Arabs or Kurds.

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Two incidents this week showcase the complexity of the challenges facing Israel on its northern front.

Hezbollah vs ISIS vs Israel This week’s attack on the Golan Heights is a reminder that regardless of which entity is winning the war in Syria, they all have a … Hezbollah vs ISIS in Lebanon: Two Roosters in the Lebanese Cage ISIS militants who attacked the Lebanese army and civilians in Arsal, August 2014 / Photo Arsal News ©Fanack Towards the end of April 2014 the Lebanese Shiite organization Hezbollah and the Sunni-extremist Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) had their first face-to-face confrontation.

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Lebanon's campaign against ISIS in its border region has been declared "mission accomplished" by the armed group Hezbollah shortly after it announced a … E-mail: subs@jpost.com Thanks for A2A. This monster is growing and getting bigger,” Nasrallah stated.

Hezbollah has been fighting against ISIS in Syria and even in Iraq.

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Key differences: 1) Hezbollah is a political party in Lebanon while ISIS doesn't believe in a parliamentary system/ democracy. 13:00

“Sleeper cells in those regions would work on sparking instability,” Jomaa said, adding that he was arrested three days prior to the launching date of the operation.

A Hezbollah commander was killed last month fighting against ISIS in Iraq, Al Arabia reported.However, when it has come to battling ISIS within Lebanon so far, the Lebanese Army and not Hezbollah has taken the lead. Telephone +972-3-761-9056 Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran, is Shia, while ISIS is Sunni.

With the growing expectation that ISIS will be coming to Lebanon, Hezbollah’s military preparations have included the establishment of Peoples Protection Committees, which unites all sects in Lebanon against ISIS. This is why when ISIS seized the Lebanese city of Arsal; they battled the Lebanese Army and not Hezbollah.This does not mean that Hezbollah has not played an important role in the war against ISIS in Lebanon. “Lebanon specifically is key to the dynamics of the fight against ISIS, not least because of Hezbollah’s involvement in Syria and because of the jihadists’ presence alongside the Lebanese border,” Hassan Hassan, a Syrian analyst at the Delma Institute, told the Lebanon Daily Star.Nevertheless, Sami Nader from the Levant Institute for Strategic Affairs stressed “you can’t put Hezbollah in front of ISIS.” While Hezbollah is better armed than the Lebanese Army and probably has a stronger drive to fight, Nader emphasized that Hezbollah cannot take the front seat without inciting sectarian tension and he claimed that Hezbollah understands this.