4. Hezbollah – Annual Turnover $500 Million
Main sources of income: financial assistance and donations (especially Iran), production and trafficking of drugs
Purpose: militant struggle against the state of Israel and establishing an Islamic state in Lebanon
Established as a militant group fighting for the Shiite population in Lebanon and against Israel, Hezbollah, like Hamas, has a strong political arm that became one of the major powers in Lebanon. Hezbollah has a network of nursing institutes, which provides relief, welfare, education and livelihood to large segments of the Shiite population in need.
Photo: Members of Lebanon’s militant Shiite Muslim movement Hezbollah stand on a pick-up truck mounted with a multiple rocket launcher as they take part in a parade in the southern city of Nabatiyeh on November 7, 2014 / AFP PHOTO / MAHMOUD ZAYYAT
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