Slovenia designates Hezbollah as terrorist organization
Slovenia has followed other European states in designating Hezbollah as a terror group, including both its political and its military wings.
Slovenia has designated Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.
The Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs now considers the Lebanese military and political organization in its entirety a “criminal and terrorist organization posing a global threat to peace and security,” the US State Department said in a Friday press release. The United States praised the Balkan state for making the designation.
Hezbollah has both military and political wings. Its military fights Israel near the Lebanon-Israel border and in Syria with the government against rebel groups. Hezbollah is heavily backed by Iran and an ally of pro-Iran militias in Iraq. Domestically, Hezbollah participates in Lebanese politics and has been a part of coalition governments in the country.
Many European states have traditionally designated only Hezbollah’s military wing as a terrorist organization. However, in the last two years, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and several others have decided to designate all of Hezbollah as a terrorist group. Most recently, Germany made the designation in April. Several Latin American states have done the same in recent years.
