Lebanon Hezbollah At 40

Lebanon Hezbollah At 40

A Hezbollah member wears a vest with Arabic that reads: “40 years and we stay with Hussein (the Prophet Muhammad’s grand son),” during the holy day of Ashoura that commemorates the 7th century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Hussein, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 9, 2022. Forty years since it was founded, Lebanon’s Hezbollah has transformed from a ragtag organization to the largest and most heavily armed militant group in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)