sentences:  The victory of Hezbollah is known to have inspired Hamas in Palestine, al-Qaeda in its worldwide bombing campaign.In the years after Khomeini's death, "Martyrdom operations" or "suicide bombing" have spread beyond Shia Islam and beyond attacks on military and are now a major force in the Muslim world.According to one estimate, as of early 2008, 1,121 Muslim suicide bombers have blown themselves up in Iraq alone.