Hizb'allah in Lebanon: The Politics of the Western Hostage Crisis

by Magnus Ranstorp (Author), C B E Waite (Author)

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  2003

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  The abduction of Western citizens by Hizb'Allah was motivated by internal organisational requirements or in alignment with Syrian and Iranian interests, and mechanisms for the resolution of the hostage-crisis were subject to interaction between Hizb'Allah, Iran, and Syria influenced by internal Lebanese, regional, and international events.