The militant Hezbollah
group says that Sheik Hassan Nasrallah has been re-elected as the group's leader for a sixth term.
A Hezbollah statement Thursday did not say when top Hezbollah officials voted to re-elect Nasrallah
as the guerrilla group's secretary-general.
The statement said Naim Kassim also has been re-elected as the group's deputy leader.
Hezbollah's leadership elections are usually held every three years but they were last held in 2004. A Hezbollah official said the two-year delay was caused by internal Lebanese differences and the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
Nasrallah has led Hezbollah since his predecessor was killed by Israel in 1992.
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