Leadership:  Religious: Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, Military Operations: Imad Fayez Mugniyah
Activities:   Radical Shiite terrorist group involved in numerous anti-US terrorist attacks, including the suicide truck-bombing of the US Embassy and US Marine barracks in Beirut in October 1983 and the US Embassy annex in Beirut in September 1984. Group also hijacked TWA 847 in 1985. Elements of the group were responsible for the kidnapping and detention of most, if not all, US and other Western hostages in Lebanon. Islamic Jihad publicly claimed responsibility for the carbombing of Israel's Embassy in Buenos Aires in March 1992.  Has established cells in Europe, Africa, South America, North America, and elsewhere

External Aid:  financial, training, weapons, explosives, political, diplomatic, and organizational aid from Iran

Strength: several thousand

Political:  The political wing is very active in Lebanaon and until a recent resignation of its five representatives in the government, attempted to grows it political influence larger than its terrorist influence.

The top political leader for Hezbollah and former military commander. Well educated and learned in Islam, he is well respected for both military and religious knowledge.