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Designed by Hezbollah computer experts, players of 'Special Force 2' take the role of a Hezbollah fighter, or Mujahid. Weapons and points are accumulated by killing Israeli soldiers. The game, launched on Thursday, recreates key phases of the conflict, which was triggered when Hezbollah forces raided northern Israel and captured two soldiers, saying they wanted to negotiate a prisoner swap.

Prezi for desktop. Not to be confused with. Special Force Hezbollah Release 2003 Mode(s) Special Force is a video game, developed and published by the political group, created using the engine. The game is set in a 3D environment, in which the player takes the role of a Hezbollah combatant fighting the. A message on the cover of the game's box says 'the designers of Special Force are very proud to provide you with this special product, which embodies objectively the defeat of the Israeli enemy and the heroic actions taken by heroes in Lebanon.'

It adds: 'Be a partner in the victory. Fight, resist and destroy your enemy in the game of force and victory.' Mahmoud Rayya, an official from Hezbollah, said 'This game is resisting the Israeli occupation through the media. In a way, Special Force offers a mental and personal training for those who play it, allowing them to feel that they are in the shoes of the fighters.' The game can be played in, and. The game sold out the first run of 8,000 copies within a week when it was released in, and in early 2003. See also., the sequel to Under Ash References.

We rarely hear about games that were developed outside of the major games-producing regions of Japan, North America and Europe. And sometimes makes their way into discussions as well, even though it remains uncommon. But we really don't know anything about the rest of the world. Most of the countries that get skimmed over are because the political context that characterizes them doesn't really allow for a local video game market to develop, and local studios have a hard time finding a decent budget. Special Force 2: Tale of the Truthful Pledge, however, which was released for the PC in 2007 and (unofficially) a bit later, did achieve limited fame in Lebanon, its own country.

But in Lebanon decided he would take the opportunity to develop a video game? Even more astonishingly, two video games, seeing it's actually a sequel? The Hezbollah.

The Hezbollah ('Party of God') is a Shi'a Islamist political party created in 1982 in Lebanon in response to the Israeli invasion that launched in the country while it was already plunged in civil war. Its main objective is the destruction of the 'Zionist entity', that is the state of Israel. Apart from their anti-Zionism, the movement's leaders find inspiration in the theocratic teachings of Ayatollah Khomeini ('guide' of the Iranian Islamic Revolution) and still consider Sharia ('Islamic Law') as the legislation best fit for the Muslim population.

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While the party's executives maintain a somewhat moderate discourse in public, stressing their respect for democracy and gender issues, some of their claims pertains to religious fanaticism (jihad as 'sacred duty') or thinly-veiled antisemitism (NGO Human Rights Watch as 'riddled with Jews'). The party, who entered parliament in 2011, is very powerful.

It's financially and politically supported by Iran and Syria, as well as by private donators. This allows them to broadcast their very own TV channel (al-Manar), to manage large infrastructures to the point of being the country's first employer, and to gain popular support by participating in the building of schools and hospitals.

But, above all, to maintain a paramilitary wing, the al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya ('Islamic Resistance'). This private army has so many adherents, it's on par with, if not larger than, the country's national army. It's not a very 'clean' one though. They performed suicide bombings and used human shields in past operations, not mentioning the fact that some of their militants themselves acknowledge they often fire blindly at Israelis without much distinction between military and civilian targets. The Hezbollah leaders' condemnation of groups that openly use wide-scale terrorism such as al-Qaeda nonetheless makes their position on the subject rather ambiguous, and whether or not the Lebanese party-militia is to be considered a 'terrorist' group isn't unanimous amongst the international community.