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Syria, under Assad, played an important role in Hezbollah's connections to Iran and it was a key staging post for the transfer of weapons and ammunition to the group. Previously, Hezbollah had been considered one of the most heavily armed, non-state military forces in the world. EPA In 2021, the group claimed to have 100,000 fighters, although independent estimates put the number between 20,000 and 50,000.