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===Hezbollah Lebanon===
===Hezbollah Lebanon===
The 22-day war in Gaza, which occurred in January 2009, is one example of the threats to Israel’s national security posed by Islamic resistance forces<ref>Karimi, "Naqsh-e J. E. Iran dar Hoviyat-Bakhshi be Majmu'e Amniyati Mahvar-e Moqavemat," p. 12</ref>. Additionally, the political-military organization Hezbollah Lebanon, a Shia group, succeeded in ending Israel's 18-year military control over parts of southern Lebanon in June 2000<ref></ref>. The confrontation between Hezbollah and Israel continued in the 33-day war, which took place from late July 2006 to late August of the same year<ref>Karimi, "Naqsh-e J. E. Iran dar Hoviyat-Bakhshi be Majmu'e Amniyati Mahvar-e Moqavemat," p. 12</ref>.
The 22-day war in Gaza, which occurred in January 2009, is one example of the threats to Israel’s national security posed by Islamic resistance forces<ref>Karimi, "Naqsh-e J. E. Iran dar Hoviyat-Bakhshi be Majmu'e Amniyati Mahvar-e Moqavemat," p. 12</ref>. Additionally, the political-military organization Hezbollah Lebanon, a Shia group, succeeded in ending Israel's 18-year military control over parts of southern Lebanon in June 2000<ref>Karimi, "Naqsh-e J. E. Iran dar Hoviyat-Bakhshi be Majmu'e Amniyati Mahvar-e Moqavemat," p. 12</ref>. The confrontation between Hezbollah and Israel continued in the 33-day war, which took place from late July 2006 to late August of the same year<ref>Karimi, "Naqsh-e J. E. Iran dar Hoviyat-Bakhshi be Majmu'e Amniyati Mahvar-e Moqavemat," p. 12</ref>.


===Syria===
===Syria===
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