Tag Archives: lebanon

Lebanon

Any number of suspects could be behind attack on UNIFIL


Lebanon

Three Irish peacekeeping soldiers were wounded in an IED attack near Sidon. Fatah al Islam leader Shaker Al Abssi threatened to attack the Lebanese Army. Two Katyusha rockets slammed into northern Israel; no casualties were reported.


Lebanon

Fatah al-Islam chief warns of attacks on Lebanon army




The State of Jihad: 2007

A year-end roundup of the major developments in the Long War in the primary and secondary theaters across the globe.




Lebanon

Bomb Kills Lebanese General Who Battled Militants


Lebanon

A car bombing in Beirut’s Christian suburb of Baabda killed four, including Brigadier General Francois Al Hajj, operations chief for the Lebanese army. Al Hajj was thought to be a leading candidate to take over the army if General Michel Suleiman is elected president.


Syria

Absi is in Syria and Fatah al Isalm is in Gaza



Lebanon

Hezbollah raises specter of long Lebanon power void – Reuters




Lebanon

Hariri urges Putin to help block Iranian, Syrian meddling in Lebanese election


Lebanon

UNIFIL chief denies report of early withdrawal from South Lebanon


Al Qaeda

Al-Qaeda plan to kill Hezbollah chief and attack UN troops, says report



Syria

French meet Syrians and urge free Lebanon election



Lebanon

Hariri says he has evidence of Syrian assassination plots



Al Qaeda

Interview With New Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff


Lebanon

Lebanon arrests gang plotting attacks on UN force


Lebanon

Security forces broke up two Fatah al Islam cells based out of Sidon and Iqlim al Kharroub. The cells planned to attack the Internal Security Forces headquarters in Achrafieh, as well as several Arab and European embassies and missions. The cells also planned to free 200 Fatah al Islam prisoners.



Hezbollah

Hezbollah’s Nasrallah flogs Israel, vows no internal fighting, suggests direct poll for president


Lebanon

The government issued an arrest warrant for Fatah Al Islam leader Shaker al Abssi and 36 of his fighters, including 16 Palestinians and four Russians. Abssi was believed dead after his wife identified remains at a morgue.


Lebanon

Defeat sends Lebanese Fatah al Islam into hiding