Tag Archives: lebanon




Israel

Israel to ask Obama to use air strikes in case of Syrian missile transfer


CIA

CIA begins sizing up Islamic extremists in Syria for drone strikes


Lebanon

War draws closer to Lebanon with Syrian threat of attack



Hezbollah

Newspaper Adds New Obstacle to Tribunal Investigating Lebanese Official’s Death


Lebanon

Lebanon began building a line of watchtowers along its Syrian border. The towers are to help the Lebanese Army control the border region that has been increasingly drawn into the Syrian conflict.




Lebanon

Swollen With Syrian Refugees, Lebanon Feels Its Stitching Fray


Lebanon

UK to train Lebanese troops amid fears of Syria overspill


Lebanon

The UK announced it would train 2,000 Lebanese soldiers amid concerns that Lebanon is being drawn into the Syrian civil war. The UK also offered to provide “equipment support” for the Lebanese army.


Lebanon

FSA and Hezbollah inch toward war, Lebanon in the crossfires again


Lebanon

A former Lebanese minister and two Syrian Intelligence officers were indicted for plotting a wave of bomb attacks in Lebanon. The plots were allegedly instigated by the Syrian government.



Hezbollah

Syria’s Proxy Wars: In Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, the Specter of Conflict Looms


Hezbollah

Brother of Hezbollah Cabinet minister charged with importing counterfeit drugs


Lebanon

Lebanese military seals off a town involved in Syrian rebellion



Lebanon

Hezbollah and the Lebanese Army are said to be on high alert for fear Israel will conduct a surprise raid similar to the recent raid in Syria. A colonel in Israel’s Nahal Brigade, which will soon increase deployment in the north of Israel, said that “[w]e are psychologically ready for battle in Lebanon.”


Lebanon

A judge issued arrest warrants for two top Syrian intelligence officials. They were accused of being involved with a former Lebanese minister who was plotting a wave of attacks at the behest of Syria.


Lebanon

Syrian Jihadist Groups Take Conflict To Lebanon


Syria

‘Don’t Forget Your Photo Albums!’: The Flight of Syria’s Middle Classes


Lebanon

Closer ties emerge between Sunni militants from Lebanon and Syria, officials say


Lebanon

Gunmen ambushed the convoy of a Lebanese government minister in Tripoli, wounding three people. The attack occurred during a protest demanding the release of imprisoned Islamists.



Syria

Rape ‘being used as widespread weapon of war in Syrian conflict’


Israel

Poll: Spike in Palestinian support for military operations against Israel