Hezbollah supporters watch from a balcony as they wait for a speech by Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, during a rally marking the sixth anniversary of the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, in Beirut's southern suburb, Lebanon, July 18, 2012. Bilal Hussein/AP
Shiite Muslim supporters of Hezbollah, beat their chests during a march to mark Ashoura Day held by Hezbollah during Ashoura day in the suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, 2009. For much of the country's existence, Shiites, who make up about a third of the population, were an impoverished, mainly rural underclass beneath the Christians and Sunnis, which each make up roughly another third. Their resentment of their status helped the rise of the Shiite guerrilla force Hezbollah, on whose might the community won greater power. Hussein Malla/AP
Hezbollah fighters parade in Beirut, Lebanon, November 12, 2010, during the inauguration of a new cemetery for their fighters who died fighting against Israel. US officials said Israel launched a rare airstrike inside Syria on February 5, 2013. The target was a convoy believed to be carrying anti-aircraft weapons bound for Hezbollah, the powerful Lebanese militant group allied with Syria and Iran. Hussein Malla/AP
Hardline Sunni cleric Sheik Ahmad al-Assir (r.) attends the funeral of men killed during clashes between Sunni and Shiite Muslim gunmen in southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Nov. 12, 2012. The clashes between followers of Assir and members of the Shiite militant group Hezbollah broke out after Shiite religious banners were raised. Mohammed Zaatari/AP
Security policemen inspect a damaged car in the suburbs of Beirut January 28, 2013. A bomb planted under a car exploded in a southern suburb of Beirut, a Lebanese security source said, rocking a Shiite Muslim area that is a stronghold of the militant group Hezbollah. Hassan Shaaban/Reuters
A woman carries gas mask kits she received at a distribution point in a shopping mall in the town of Mevasseret Zion, near Jerusalem, July 24, 2012. Israelis' concern that Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles could fall into the hands of Hezbollah stoked demand in Israel for state-funded gas masks. Baz Ratner/Reuters
A supporter of Lebanon's Hezbollah wears a wedding dress as she takes part in a rally marking Resistance and Liberation Day, in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil on May 25, 2012. Ali Hashisho/Reuters
Women from Hezbollah prepare vegetables to be distributed to the poor out of donated money during Ramadan in Beirut's southern suburb of Dahiyah, Lebanon, Sept. 1, 2009. There is no place in Lebanon that illustrates the narrative of Shiite empowerment more than Dahiyah, a densely populated district that has become synonymous with Hezbollah. Hussein Malla/AP
A protester carries a picture of Prime Minister Saad Hariri and a Lebanese flag as he walks in front of burning tires in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Jan. 25, 2011. Sunnis protested the rising power of the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, burning tires and torching a van belonging to Al-Jazeera as Lebanese lawmakers gave the militant group's pick for prime minister enough support to form the next government. Mohammed Zaatari/AP
Lebanese army soldiers with their American-made M-16 rifles, march during a military parade to mark the 66th anniversary of Lebanon's independence from France in 1943, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 22, 2009. The US suspended military aid to Lebanon's army in 2010 amid growing concern that American-supplied weapons could threaten Israel. Hussein Malla/AP
A Lebanese soldier observes the surrounding area from his guard booth in Beirut, Lebanon, May 13, 2008. Darko Bandic/AP
Lebanese children play soccer in front of a road-block set by Hezbollah and other Shiite militiamen on the highway leading to the international airport of Beirut, Lebanon, May 14, 2008. Earlier antigovernment factions opened a path for the motorcade of the high-powered Arab League delegation to help mediate an end to street confrontations that have claimed more than 50 lives. Bela Szandelszky/AP
Hezbollah has been expecting Sunni retaliation for its support for the Syrian regime. A slew of roadside bomb attacks shows it has begun.
A roadside bomb exploded Tuesday beside a convoy of SUVs believed to be carrying members of Hezbollah, reportedly killing one man and wounding two others.
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