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HOME GROUPS METHOD & TACTICS TIMELINE Home Groups TERRORIST GROUPS HIZBALLAH BACKGROUND Formed in 1982 in response to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, Hizballah (the “Party of God”), a Lebanon-based Shia terrorist group, advocates Shia empowerment globally. Hizballah has been involved in numerous anti-US t

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