THE 4H & THEIR ROLES

The four H may sound somewhat weird as the people are familiar with 3Ds, 4Ds etc. However, four H is something unheard of. Here the 4H refers to the Hamas of Gaza, Hezbollah of Lebanon, Hizbul Mujahedeen of Pakistan and the Houthi rebels of Yemen. All these have one similarity and that is they belong to the extremist groups. They may be operative in distant regions but their objective is similar - to dislodge the existing system of governance - The Hamas want to free the Gaza strip from the clutches of the Israelis, the Hezbollah want to erase the dominance again of the Israelis, the Hizbul Mujahedeen want to free Kashmir from Indian governance and the Houti Rebels want to establish their rule in Yemen dislodging the existing Rashad Al Alimini government of Yemeni government. So in a word they want freedom. Though the end may be different but the means are the same. In this paper, we will be looking into the background and their history as well as their modes of operation along with the patterns of operation and what their activities may ultimately result in. We will also be looking into their source of funding and the kind of weapons they use along the process 2 of recruitment of the 4H. It is also to be seen how far they can succeed in their ultimate objectives. We will also be deliberating on their social composition, flag and dress and whether and how far the females are involved in their operations. If we go by the recent operations these groups come into the news very often from which it is assumed that they are a very dominating. So it is also to be seen how far they are acceptable to the society and whether there is any antigroup to these extremist units.