Iran supports many terrorists. Middle Eastern groups include Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah, Yemen’s Houthi rebels, Lebanon’s Hezbollah and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas.

Each group, which receives support from Iran in multiple ways, has increasingly become a threat to US armed forces, US allies, commercial global shipping and the regions in which they operate.

What is Kataib Hezbollah?

Kataib Hezbollah is one. Living in IraqAn Iran-backed terrorist group is believed to be responsible for a recent attack in Jordan that killed three American soldiers.

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Originally formed in 2003, Kataib Hezbollah, which translates as “Brigades of the Party of God,” accounts for a large majority of the more than 160 Attacks against US forces have been operating in Iraq and Syria since mid-October.

The group is apparently headquartered in Baghdad and operates throughout Iraq. Believed to number around 3,000 members, the group has also operated in both Aleppo and Damascus in Syria. Foundation for Defense of Democracy (FDD).

According to the FDD, the group was an umbrella organization for several Shiite militant groups until 2007, when it issued a statement announcing the merger.

A group loyal to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claimed it was suspending military activity in the region this week.

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“We announce the suspension of military and security operations against the occupying forces to save the Iraqi government from embarrassment,” the group’s leader, Abu Hussain al-Hamidwi, said in a statement late Tuesday.

Who are the Houthis?

The Iranian-funded proxy Houthis have recently stepped up their attacks against shipping in or around the Bab al-Mandab strait and declared support for Hamas, which is engaged in it. War with Israel. The group has also tried to insert itself into the war by firing drones and missiles at Israel, leading to fears that the fighting could turn into a regional conflict.

Attacks by Houthi rebels It has asked some shipping and oil companies to suspend traffic through the sea route where the Houthis launched attacks on commercial ships.

Houthi rebels seized Yemen’s capital Sanaa in 2014, sparking a years-long bloody war. The dispute soon turned into a proxy war. Saudi Arabia, which supported the exiled Yemeni government and Iran which supported the rebels.

The war created a major humanitarian crisis, resulting in widespread hunger and misery in Yemen, the poorest country in the Arab world. The war reportedly killed more than 150,000 people, including combatants and civilians. The world’s worst human disasters, Tens of thousands more died

A ceasefire that technically ended a year ago has largely been honored. The Houthis control much of Yemen and trace their history to a religious revival movement for the Zaidi sect of Shia Islam in the late 1990s. The sect ruled Yemen for centuries but was marginalized under the Sunni government that came to power after the 1962 civil war.

As friction with the government grew, a series of guerrilla wars were fought with the national army, as well as a brief border conflict with Sunni powerhouse Saudi Arabia, according to Reuters.

After a year of relative calm in Yemen, the Houthis have launched multiple missiles and drones. On October 31, he attacked Israel.“There will be much more to help the Palestinians win,” he said.

Saudi Arabia has accused Iran of training, arming and financing the Houthis, which Tehran has consistently denied.

What is Hezbollah?

With the support of Iran, Hezbollah is a terrorist group. Which has a great influence on Lebanon. It serves the broader purpose of bolstering Iranian objectives.

Since October 7, Hezbollah and Israel have traded fire in what is described as a low-intensity war. Hezbollah has fired more than 1,000 rockets, missiles and drones at Israel, killing nearly 200 of its fighters, who were killed by the IDF in a targeted response against the terror group.

Hezbollah was founded during the 15-year Lebanese civil war that began in 1975. Iran and its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) provided funding and training to this group of Shiites who began fighting against Israeli forces. The group became known as Hezbollah, which means “Party of God”.

The real purpose of the party was to remove the party. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) from southern Lebanon. Although Israel withdrew its troops in 2000, Hezbollah justified its ongoing conflict on the basis of Israel’s presence in Sheba Farms, an area along the Lebanon-Syria-Israel border.

A 1985 manifesto reinforced Hezbollah’s mission to expel Western influence from the Middle East and destroy Israel. The manifesto listed Iranian Islamic revolutionary Ayatollah Khomeini as its leader. Khomeini ruled Iran as its supreme leader from 1979 until his death in 1989.

Hezbollah’s reach extends beyond the Middle East. The group is responsible for attacks and plots in Bulgaria, Peru, Cyprus, Thailand, Argentina and elsewhere. Although Hezbollah has not succeeded in carrying out a terrorist attack in the United States, the group seeks to develop the capability to do so.

Hezbollah operates networks inside and outside of Lebanon to carry out various criminal activities, including a series of attacks against US interests. These attacks included the 1983 Beirut Barracks bombing that killed 241 United States Marines, the deadliest day for the United States Marine Corps since the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945.

The terrorist organization under the leadership of Hassan Nasrallah has a history of operations. Terrorist attacks Supporting its mission as stated in the manifesto.

What is Hamas?

like others, Hamas is a terrorist group. Contains Iranian-backed terrorists.

The group is designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) by the State Department. According to the United States, the European Union and Israel, it has maintained its iron grip on Gaza since its violent occupation of the territory in 2007, followed by Israel’s unilateral withdrawal in 2005.

On December 14, 2022, Yahya Sinwar, the leader of the Hamas terrorist group, and others celebrated the 35th anniversary of the establishment of Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

The terrorist group, which receives funding and training from Iran, imposes a strict Islamic code on its more than two million residents and continues to wage war against Israel, including firing rockets and incendiaries into Israeli territory. This includes the firing of endless rounds of ammunition and mass protests at the border. the fence

On the morning of October 7, 2023, the Hamas terrorist organization attacked and infiltrated areas of southern Israel with thousands of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. The attack resulted in 1,200 deaths, and the war between Hamas and Israel killed thousands more, mostly Palestinians.