How Hezbollah Came To Dominate Lebanon | History Documentary

Hezbollah now rivals the Lebanese government in terms of power. Backed by Iranian support and endowed with battle-hardened fighters that have strong belief in a cause, Hezbollah has become a power player in the wider region. Through its never-yielding resistance against Israel, the group positions itself on the frontline of the emerging Cold War between its benefactor Iran and Israel. But Hezbollah is so much more than just a militant group, as its social services programme suggests. Even though it was created to serve the Lebanese Shia, it enjoys popularity amongst various other religious groups. In order to understand them better, we need to delve into their roots on the chaotic battlefields of the Lebanese civil war, which moulded Lebanon as we know it today.

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0:00 Intro
1:17 Rise of Revolutionary Shi'ism
4:12 Forged in War
8:02 Defeating Israel Brings Political Clout
12:21 Iranian Funds & Weapons
14:43 Future Prospects

[HikmaHistory]

Do you see Hezbollah as a force for good or bad within Lebanon?
*ERRORS* 1. I messed up at 14:52 - Hezbollah is part of the March 8th Alliance (not 14th). I knew this but made a blunder in the editing process. 2. $700 million is not 15% of Iran's GDP (it's actually less than 1%), I don't know how I arrived at that conclusion but my maths skills were off. I try real hard to make sure my videos are as accurate as possible, so it's very annoying to make silly mistakes like these.

[bassemtabet]

I'm born in lebanon in 1979, my personnal history is linked to the lebanese civil war and all it’s factions.
Your youtube channel is amazing, it describes history in a factual way without taking sides and that's so rare in the actual information landscape, on internet and even on mainstream medias.
You're amazing, please keep going.

[Iraqi-Canadian]

If Assad fell Syria's situation would be 1000x worse than it is. If he was ousted in 2011, Syrians would be crying for him in 2021.

[Robnas]

I’m a Lebanese American. I love your channel brotha. I’ve learned so much about our history specifically, and of course the history of our entire region

[grinningchicken]

In the 06 war Hezbullah specifically did not agree to disarm. It agreed not to openly carry arms along the border.
Syria was ordered to disarmed Hezbullah after the invasion of Afghanistan it refused. Then after it was forced out in the cedar revolution the new govt was asked to disarm hezbullah and refused. Then Israel tried to disarm Hezbullah by force in the war but was unable to. The face saving concession for Israel was Hezbullah not flaunting their arms near the border. And supposedly the UN could arrest Hezbullah member who violated the deal. The UN had neither the will nor the manpower to even attempt it.

[TheEroro]

nice video. I like how you mentioned that hezb fought alongside the plo in the war of the camps against amal, it's not that known. i also read i think in robert baer's book that ijo as you mentioned, was a separate organization that later merged with hezb, probably that's why hezb as an organization denies responsibility for what happened in 83. just a few points, in 3:23, 5:07, and 5:55 these are palestinian fighters not hezb, shiaa fighters usually wear the black Palestinian keffiyeh with whites stripes rather than white keffiyeh with black stripes especially in the lebanese civil war (now it's much more common, but definitely not that common in the 80s/90s). also 7:10, this is not hezb but haraket hezb al-nujaba, an iraqi shiaa militia. Also, in 2:31, this is either an amal or a psp figher and this was taken in west beirut during the war of the flags conflict. it's also important to mention that the shiaa population percentage in 1500s/1600s was much higher (around 40 %), and it was the ottoman oppression that led to the dramatic decline in population across the next two centuries. just to give you some insight, the christians in lebanon were considered as people of the book by the ottomans but the shiaas weren't (they were considered kafirs and classified as mutawlis) even though shiaas are muslims.

[albertobalanza]

Many thanks, your documentaries are always so well researched and illustrative. Didnt know how about so many factors about this.... Merci mamnoun!

[jenniferjuniper]

I just found your channel and I wanted to say you do a great job making these documentaries. Thank you 😊

[keyvanmehr]

From your accent i knew you are a knowledgeable Afghan brother. keep up the good work!

[edwardsinger]

Perhaps this video did not age well. At least you will get to do an update.

[QaisarAbbas-gi]

Without Asad, Sriya situation will be like Libya without Gaddafi

[rohitrai]

meanwhile, watching this video 1 month after upload

[MrElliotc]

No mention of Harari or the Port explosion?

[MiladaKaiser]

So Hesballah are Shia. Are they also a descendants of those thousands of Palestinians kicked out of Jordan ?

[masahibbhatti]

Keep the videos coming, i love this channel also what is the link to your discord

[ioalmws]

Good summary, but in regard to Syria, before accepting the media’s image, it’s important to note who will benefit from weakening the Assad regime and who is supporting and financing ISIS over there? Which entities have interest in a weak Syria and do such entities have history vilifying others and spreading false propaganda for political and territorial gains?

[honestlordcommissarbrighte]

By God I have come to boost the algorithm! Eryah!!!

[samcro]

Given your unbiased work in previous videos I would have thought you’d give some details of Hezbollah’s other main financial revenue international drug smuggling or at very least mention it, for whatever reason it does feel like you’ve framed Hezbollah in a more positive way than most would

[davidgaskin]

Why do you use the phrase " axis of resistance"?

[HenryThree]

0:40 Are the windows here intentionally painted over to obscure the passenger(s), or is that just the dustiest vehicle I've ever seen?