 Hezbollah (pronounced / ˌhɛzbəˈlɑː /; Arabic: حزب الله Ḥizbu 'llāh, literally "Party of Allah" or "Party of God") — also transliterated Hizbullah, Hizballah, etc. — is a Shi'a Islamist militant group and political party based in Lebanon. Hezbollah's paramilitary wing is the Jihad Council, and its political wing is Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc party in the Lebanese parliament. After the death of Abbas al-Musawi in 1992, the group has been headed by Hassan Nasrallah, its Secretary-General.
