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ABSTRAKTesis ini berusaha untuk memahami motivasi dan kepentingan dibalik tindakan
Hizbullah yang memutuskan untuk terlibat dalam konflik Suriah. Penelitian ini
adalah penelitian kualitatif dengan menggunakan teknik process tracing. Data
penelitian diperoleh melalui kajian kepustakaan. Hasil dari penelitian ini
menunjukkan bahwa keterlibatan Hizbullah dalam konflik Suriah, merupakan upaya
untuk mempertahankan keamanan wilayah Selatan Libanon, melindungi masyarakat
Syi’ah Libanon dan menjaga tempat suci masyarakat Syi’ah, dan mempertahankan
rezim Bashar Al-Assad.
ABSTRACTThe purpose of this research is to understand Hezbollah’s interest and motivation forintervening in the Syrian conflict. The research can be categorized as a qualitativeresearch done through process of a tracing technique. The data were collected byliterature study. The result of this research shows that Hezbollah’s interest andmotivation for intervening in the Syrian conflict are to defend territory of SouthLebanon, to protect Shiite Society in Lebanon, as well as Shiite shrines, also toprotect Bashar Al-Assad’s regime., The purpose of this research is to understand Hezbollah’s interest and motivation forintervening in the Syrian conflict. The research can be categorized as a qualitativeresearch done through process of a tracing technique. The data were collected byliterature study. The result of this research shows that Hezbollah’s interest andmotivation for intervening in the Syrian conflict are to defend territory of SouthLebanon, to protect Shiite Society in Lebanon, as well as Shiite shrines, also toprotect Bashar Al-Assad’s regime.]