STRATFOR has received information from multiple sources that Shiite militant organization Hezbollah is making preparations for kidnappings targeting Western citizens. According to the sources, Hezbollah has compiled a thorough dossier on U.S. citizens in Lebanon and has mapped out all possible U.S. targets in the country. Hezbollah has a rich history of kidnapping, dating back to the early 1980s. Then, the organization was a newly created militant proxy designed to serve at the behest of Tehran and Damascus. Iran and Syria shared an interest in driving out Israeli troops and uprooting multinational peacekeeping forces from Lebanon. Hezbollah's chief of operations, Imad Mughniyah , played a big part in masterminding a series of attacks to meet this objective.