Hezbollah Movement in Iraq
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The Hezbollah Movement in Iraq is an Iraqi political party that is part of the United Iraqi Alliance coalition. It is not affiliated with the Lebanese group Hezbollah or Hezbollah al-Iraq, another Iraqi political party. Hezbollah, or more literally Hizb Allah (حزب الله), means "Party of God" in Arabic.
The party publishes the Al-Bayyna newspaper and is led by Hassan Al-Sari. Hezbollah originated as an underground anti-Saddam network. Unlike other anti-Saddam groups it remained based in Iraq, not setting up shop in Iran or the west.