Hezbollah Movement in Iraq

The Hezbollah Movement in Iraq (Arabic: حركة حزب الله في العراق), also known as the Jihad and Construction Movement (Arabic: حركة الجهاد والبناء), is a Shi'a Islamist Iraqi political party that is part of the United Iraqi Alliance coalition.

Unlike other anti-Saddam groups it remained based in Iraq, not setting up shop in Iran or the West.

Following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Hezbollah Movement seized buildings formerly used by the Iraqi General Intelligence Service in the al-Alwiya neighborhood of Baghdad.

On 16 August 2004, INIS & Major Crimes Directorate personnel raided the building with support from forces wearing American clothing.

Present Hezbollah staff and officials, including Secretary-General Hassan Al-Sari, were arrested and detained for periods ranging from 10 days to 2 months.