Word: hizballah
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...When Israel pulled out of southern Lebanon in 2000, its soldiers went quickly and left behind a lot of infrastructure that Hizballah used to give the impression of a hasty Israeli flight. Many Israeli rightists believe that the apparent flight from Lebanon caused the Palestinian intifadeh, which began later in 2000, by suggesting to the Palestinian leadership that Israel's steadfastness in the face of a fight was waning. This time, the commanders of the Israeli "disengagement" are determined not to leave anything behind. Each concrete block from military posts is marked and slated for removal...
...Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps with the express purpose of committing violence against U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq. Over the past eight months, his group has introduced a new breed of roadside bomb more lethal than any seen before; based on a design from the Iranian-backed Lebanese militia Hizballah, the weapon employs "shaped" explosive charges that can punch through a battle tank's armor like a fist through the wall. According to the document, the U.S. believes al-Sheibani's team consists of 280 members, divided into 17 bombmaking teams and death squads. The U.S. believes they train...
...that killed three British soldiers in Amarah last month. "One suspects this would have to have a higher degree of approval [in Tehran]," says a senior U.S. military official in Baghdad. The official says the U.S. believes that Iran has brokered a partnership between Iraqi Shi'ite militants and Hizballah and facilitated the import of sophisticated weapons that are killing and wounding U.S. and British troops. "It is true that weapons clearly, unambiguously, from Iran have been found in Iraq," Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said last week...
...another and buried in the road. Also, U.S. intelligence officials say, insurgents have begun using shaped bombs, which concentrate the blast to pierce armor, and setting secondary devices to detonate when explosive-ordnance-disposal personnel arrive at the scene--tactics used to great effect by Hizballah in Lebanon against Israeli forces. Insurgent bombers constantly monitor and test the range of U.S. electronic jammers to try to detonate explosives outside the jammers' reach. The rebels are increasing payloads in car bombs to as much as 1,000 lbs. and armoring their vehicles so that soldiers at checkpoints can't stop them...
...What about the Shi'ite Hizballah [Party of God] in Lebanon? Shouldn't it also be held responsible...