| Hezbollah in Latin America | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Hussein Ahmad Karaki |
| Dates of operation | 1980s–present |
| Allegiance | Hezbollah |
| Headquarters | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay |
| Active regions | South America and North America |
| Ideology | Shia Islamism Antisemitism |
| Part of | Hezbollah |
| Allies |  Venezuela Iran Bolivia Cuba (allegedly) Nicaragua (allegedly)'Ndrangheta Camorra  Primeiro Comando da Capital |
| Opponents |  Argentina Brazil Paraguay United States Israel[1] Ansar al-Khilafah Brazil |
| Designated as a terrorist group by | United States[2] Argentina[3] Paraguay[4] Colombia[5] Honduras[6] |
| Part of a series on |
| Hezbollah |
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Hezbollah in Latin America[a] is a splinter organization of the Shia Islamist Lebanon-based group Hezbollah which operates in throughout South America.[7]
- ^ Ottolenghi, Emanuele (2023-10-28). "Hezbollah's Terror Threat In Latin America". Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ Miller, Matthew (2023-09-12). "Designating Hizballah Operatives and Financial Facilitators in South America and Lebanon". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ "Argentina designates Hezbollah as terrorist organisation". 2019-07-18. pp. BBC News. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ Ottolenghi, Emanuele (2019-08-29). "From Latin America to West Africa, Hezbollah's complex web of connections is fuelling its terrorist activity". The National. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ Pamuk, Humeyra; Griffin, Oliver (2020-01-20). "Much work remains in Colombia's fight against coca cultivation, Pompeo says". Reuters. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "Honduras declares Hezbollah a terrorist organization". Reuters. 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ Ortega, Aurora (2022-03-28). "Hezbollah in Colombia Past and Present Modus Operandi and the Need for Greater Scrutiny". The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
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