Division

External Security Organization

Named in This Document

“The Islamic Jihad Organization (‘IJO’), which is also known as the External Security Organization and ‘910,’ is a component of Hizballah responsible for the planning and coordination of intelligence, counterintelligence, and terrorist activities on behalf of Hizballah outside of Lebanon.”

U.S. Department of Justice, Bronx Man And Michigan Man Arrested For Terrorist Activities On Behalf Of Hizballah’s Islamic Jihad Organization, press release, June 8, 2017, para. 10, justice.gov.

3 Entries Tied to It

Other Documents Naming It

Council of the European Union, EU terrorist list entry EU.3071.69: Hezbollah military wing, EU terrorist list entry, Jan. 31, 2025, eur-lex.europa.eu.
U.S. Treasury, OFAC, Specially Designated Nationals List entry: HIZBALLAH, Specially Designated Nationals List entry, Jan. 24, 1995, sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov.
U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney Announces Terrorism Charges Against High-Ranking Hizballah Member Who Helped Plan 1994 Bombing In Buenos Aires, Argentina, press release, Dec. 20, 2023, justice.gov.
U.S. Department of Justice, New Jersey Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Receiving Military-Type Training From Hizballah, Marriage Fraud, And Making False Statements, press release, May 23, 2023, justice.gov.
U.S. Department of Justice, New Jersey Man Convicted Of Receiving Military-Type Training From Hizballah, Marriage Fraud, And Making False Statements, press release, May 11, 2022, justice.gov.
U.S. Department of Justice, Hizballah Operative Sentenced To 40 Years In Prison For Covert Terrorist Activities On Behalf Of Hizballah’s Islamic Jihad Organization, press release, Dec. 3, 2019, justice.gov.
U.S. Department of Justice, Hizballah Operative Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Covert Terrorist Activities on Behalf of Hizballah’s Islamic Jihad Organization, press release, Dec. 3, 2019, justice.gov.
U.S. Department of Justice, Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Indictment Of New Jersey Man For Terrorist Activities On Behalf Of Hizballah’s Islamic Jihad Organization, press release, Sep. 19, 2019, justice.gov.
U.S. Department of Justice, New Jersey Man Indicted for Terrorist Activities on Behalf of Hizballah’s Islamic Jihad Organization, press release, Sep. 19, 2019, justice.gov.
U.S. Department of Justice, Ali Kourani Convicted in Manhattan Federal Court for Covert Terrorist Activities on Behalf of Hizballah’s Islamic Jihad Organization, press release, May 17, 2019, justice.gov.
U.S. Department of Justice, Ali Kourani Convicted In Manhattan Federal Court For Covert Terrorist Activities On Behalf Of Hizballah’s Islamic Jihad Organization, press release, May 16, 2019, justice.gov.
U.S. Department of Justice, Two Men Arrested for Terrorist Activities on Behalf of Hizballah's Islamic Jihad Organization, press release, June 8, 2017, justice.gov.