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Hezbollah has a military branch and is the sponsor of a number of lesser-known groups, some of which may be little more than fronts for Hezbollah itself. These groups include the Organization of the Oppressed, the Revolutionary Justice Organization, the Organization of Right Against Wrong, and Followers of the Prophet Muhammad. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1559 called for the disarmament of militia with the Taif agreement at the end of the Lebanese civil war. Hezbollah denounced, and protested against, the resolution.〔 The 2006 military conflict with Israel has increased the controversy. Failure to disarm remains a violation of the resolution and agreement according to the Israeli Government.〔("Hezbollah: Hezbollah and the Recent Conflict." ) ''ADL''. 29 September 2006. 26 June 2007.〕 Most of the Shia consider Hezbollah's weaponry a necessary and justified element of resistance, while less than half of the other religious communities support the idea that Hezbollah should keep its weapons after the 2006 Lebanon war. The Lebanese cabinet, under president Michel Suleiman and Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, guidelines state that Hezbollah enjoys the right to "liberate occupied lands."〔Shamir, Shlomo (14 August 2008) (UN: We've cleared half the cluster bombs Israel dropped on Lebanon ) ''Haaretz'' 〕 In 2009, a Hezbollah commander (speaking on condition of anonymity) said, "()e have far more rockets and missiles () than we did in 2006." ==Introduction== The strength of Hezbollah's forces are disputed, and has been variously estimated as "several thousand"〔 and "several thousand supporters and a few hundred terrorist operatives". The International Institute for Strategic Studies estimates Hezbollah forces to 600-1000 active fighters (with 3,000 - 5,000 available and 10,000 reservists), 10,000 - 15,000 rockets of the Katyusha, Fajr-3 and Fajr-5 type. They also estimate a stockpile of 30 missiles of the Zelzal type. As ''Haaretz'' reports Hezbollah is not a small guerrilla group. It is a trained, skilled, well-organized, highly motivated infantry that is equipped with the cream of the crop of modern weaponry from the arsenals of Syria, Iran, Russia, and the People's Republic of China, and which is very familiar with the territory on which it is fighting.〔 〕 Hezbollah has also military relations with North Korea, which date back to the 1980s. Hezbollah military is considered to be the most capable non-state armed group in the Middle East. According to Jane's Information Group: "Islamic Resistance guerrillas are reckoned to be amongst the most dedicated, motivated and highly trained of their kind. Any Hezbollah member receiving military training is likely to do so at the hands of IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps ), either in southern Lebanon or in camps in Iran. The increasingly sophisticated methods used by IRGC members indicates that they are trained using Israeli and US military manuals; the emphasis of this training is on the tactics of attrition, mobility, intelligence gathering and night-time manoeuvres." According to Kevin Simpson from Socialism Today "the reason for their courage and effectiveness is that all their fighters are fighting to save their jobs, lands and houses and those of future generations."〔Simpson, Kevin (September 2006) ("US-Israeli 'new Middle East' plan derailed" ). ''Socialism Today''.〕 Hezbollah's strength was enhanced by the dispatching of one thousand to fifteen hundred members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and the financial backing of Iran. It became the main politico-military force among the Shi'a community in Lebanon and the main arm of what became known later as the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon.〔 Hezbollah has a military branch known as ''Al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya'' ("The Islamic Resistance") and is the possible sponsor of a number of lesser-known militant groups, some of which may be little more than fronts for Hezbollah itself, including the Organization of the Oppressed, the Revolutionary Justice Organization, the Organization of Right Against Wrong, and Followers of the Prophet Muhammad.〔〔 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1559 called for the disarmament of militia〔 with the Taif agreement at the end of the Lebanese civil war. Hezbollah denounced, and protested against, the resolution.〔 The 2006 military conflict with Israel has increased the controversy. Failure to disarm remains a violation of the resolution and agreement according to the Israeli Government.〔 Most of the Shia consider Hezbollah's weaponry a necessary and justified element of resistance, while less than half of the other religious communities support the idea that Hezbollah should keep its weapons after the 2006 Lebanon war.〔 The Lebanese cabinet, under president Michel Suleiman and Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, guidelines state that Hezbollah enjoys the right to "liberate occupied lands."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hezbollah military activities」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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