Closely allied with Syria is Hezbollah, which presides over a virtually autonomous mini-state in south Lebanon. Hezbollah has an armed militia that is far more effective than Lebanon’s national army, and has openly rejected UN Security Council resolutions asking for its disarmament.
与叙利亚紧密结盟的是真主党。真主党在南黎巴嫩基本上建立了一个国中之国。真主党拥有一支武装民兵，其实力远远超出黎巴嫩国民军队之上。这一武装公开拒绝要求其解除武装的联合国安理会决议。