An explosives-laden jeep detonated close to a Hezbollah military camp in Shouba near the Syrian border, killing the driver and injuring two Hezbollah fighters. The head of the Christian political party Lebanese Forces blamed Hezbollah’s involvement in Syria for bringing suicide bombings to Lebanon. French Ambassador Patrice Paoli warned that Lebanon’s ongoing political stalemate coupled […]
Dragged off the bus in Tripoli and shot: the latest spillover from Syria’s brutal civil war
Israel opts for restraint in face of Lebanese provocation
Who Took Out Hezbollah’s Hassan al-Laqqis?
Hassan al-Laqqis, a Hezbollah commander who fought in Syria and had a key role in the group’s drone program, was shot dead in Beirut. The Ahrar al-Sunna Baalbek brigade claimed the attack, but Hezbollah blamed Israel and claimed it had targeted him in the past. Hezbollah leader Nasrallah defended the group’s role in Syria and […]
Jihadist Groups Gain in Turmoil Across Middle East
Border agency’s Hezbollah report raises concerns about money smuggling
After the 12 people were killed and over 100 wounded in three days of clashes between supporters and opponents of the Assad regime, the government has put Tripoli under military control for a six-month period. Dai al-Islam al-Shahal, the founder of the Salafist movement in north Lebanon, denounced the move as an attack on the […]
A military court dropped terrorism charges filed against a former colonel in the Syrian Army who had defected with his family to Tripoli. Salafist Sheikh Dai al-Islam al-Shahhal and his followers blocked a border crossing into Syria to protest the recent arrest of Islamist leader Abdel-Qader Abdel-Fattah by army intelligence. Tripoli-based Islamist preacher Sheikh Omar […]
IDF’s Druse battalion prepares for its next clash with Hezbollah
Syria Seen as Most Dire Refugee Crisis in a Generation
President Sleiman called for the withdrawal of Lebanese fighters from Syria. Authorities suspect that Mouin Abu Dahr, a Lebanese linked to fugitive anti-Hezbollah Islamist preacher Sheikh Ahmad Assir, was one of two suicide bombers who attacked the Iranian Embassy in Beirut on Nov. 19. US intelligence reportedly assessed that the Ziad al-Jarrah Battalion, the Lebanese […]
US Intel Eyes New Threat: al Qaeda in Lebanon
Young Palestinian Refugees Join Jihadists Fighting in Syria
Report: Western intelligence agency tipped Lebanon to likely attack
Nasrallah, in body armor, protected by a ‘security blanket’
Two suicide bombings outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut killed at least 25 people, including the embassy’s cultural attache and its head of security, and injured over 150 more. The Abdullah Azzam Brigades, an al Qaeda-linked group based in Lebanon, claimed the attack and warned of further attacks if its prisoners are not released from […]
The Abdullah Azzam Brigades, an al Qaeda-linked group, has claimed responsibility for twin suicide attacks on the Iranian embassy in Beirut.
Big push by Syrian military suspected as refugees pour into Lebanon
To a Philosopher-General in Israel, Peace Is the Time to Prepare for War
Syrian Government’s Forces Gain, but a Siege War Goes On
US Official Calls for Uprooting Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing from Lebanese System
The Secret History of Hezbollah
In a rare public appearance, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah warned in Beirut that the failure to reach an agreement on the Iranian nuclear program would result in “war in the region.” A prosecutor denied defendant Ali Eid’s request to drop charges of aiding a car bombing suspect. Recent sectarian tensions in Tripoli have led to […]
Hardened in Syrian war, Hezbollah presents new set of threats
Syria war leads to rise of kidnappings in Lebanon
Hezbollah is expanding its reach into Middle East
A judge charged Ali Eid, the leader of the pro-Assad Arab Democratic Party, along with another party member, for helping a suspect wanted for the deadly Aug. 23 car bombings in Tripoli to escape into Syria. The judge also charged two other men, a Syrian and a Lebanese, in the case. Some of the 11 […]
Berri rejects dumping Syrian chemical arms in Lebanon
Security forces killed two Syrian nationals, one of whom was wearing an explosive belt, in a shootout in Western Bekaa. Two other Syrians were wounded in the clash, which occurred when troops intercepted a van with Syrian plates that was carrying explosives. Six people have died in four days of clashes in Tripoli between supporters […]