Syria and the United States disagree on how to classify Hezbollah. During a meeting Sunday, Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa told U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell that Hezbollah is a resistance group, not a terrorist organization. Earlier this month, Washington included Hezbollah on a list of 28 terror groups whose assets should be blocked.
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