ASSESSMENTS

Lebanon: Hezbollah's Communication Network

May 9, 2008 | 22:52 GMT

ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images

Summary

The Lebanese government has decided to dismantle Shiite militant group Hezbollah's communications network — the very thing that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah called the group's most important weapon. Not only did the government's decision spark protests and violence, but the network — which spans Beirut and reaches through the Bekaa Valley to the area along the Israeli-Lebanese border — could prove difficult to take down.

The Lebanese government could find Shiite militant group Hezbollah's vast communications network difficult to dismantle, in spite of its decision to do so....

Keep Reading

Register to read three free articles

Proceed to sign up

Register Now

Already have an account?

Sign In