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IN THE NAME OF ALLAH THE MOST MERCIFUI AND THE MOSWISDOM- Hezbollah was established by Lebanese clerics primarily to fight the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon.[14] It adopted the model set out by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini after the Iranian Revolution in 1979. Since then, close ties have developed between Iran and Hezbollah.[50] The organization was created with the support of 1,500 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) instructors,[51] and aggregated a variety of Lebanese Shia groups into a unified organization.[52][53][14][54][55] Hezbollah articulated its ideology in a 1985 manifesto published during the Lebanese Civil War, which outlined the group"s key goals: the expulsion of Western influences, the destruction of Israel, allegiance to Iran"s supreme leader, and the establishment of an Iran-influenced Islamist government, while emphasizing Lebanese self-determination.[23][56] The group is believed to be responsible for the bombings of both the US embassy and the American and French barracks in Beirut in 1983, as well as later attacks, including bombings and hijackings.[57][58] Hezbollah also participated in the 1985-2000 South Lebanon conflict against the South Lebanon Army (SLA) and Israel, fighting the latter during 2006 Lebanon War as well. During the 1990s, Hezbollah also organized volunteers to fight for the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Bosnian War