Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — An Israeli soldier was killed in an ambush by a Lebanese Army sniper on Dec. 15. Officials said the sniper opened fire on an Israeli vehicle along the northern border with Lebanon near a United Nations position at Rosh Hanikra. “At about 8:30 p.m. today shots were fired at […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The United States was again reported to be holding secret talks with the Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah. A leading Lebanese newspaper asserted that Hizbullah was engaged in a dialogue with high levels of the U.S. government. [See also: Sources: U.S. has been conducting secret dialogue with Hizbullah] Al Jumhouria newspaper said Hizbullah […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Hizbullah has lost another top commander. Lebanese sources said Hizbullah lost a leading military commander deployed in Syria. They said Ali Bazi, who grew up in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil, was killed in heavy fighting with Sunni rebels near the Syrian border with Lebanon on Dec. 8. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — A leading Hizbullah military commander has been assassinated. Hizbullah said Hassan Al Lakis was shot dead outside his home in Hadath south of Beirut. The killing, said to be the work of a lone gunman with a silencer, took place on Dec. 4 as Al Lakis, head of Hizbullah’s technology […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Iran’s proxies have taken over most of the fighting against Sunni rebels in Syria. Western diplomatic sources said Hizbullah and other Iranian proxies were assigned virtually all of the infantry operations against Sunni rebel strongholds. The sources said the Syrian military has been restricted to air and artillery strikes to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah was said to have sustained heavy casualties in the Sunni revolt in Syria. A Lebanese newspaper said Hizbullah units were strained by heavy losses during battles with Sunni rebels around Damascus. Al Mustaqbal said more than 250 Hizbullah troops were killed over the last few days […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah was said to operate a fleet of 200 unmanned aerial vehicles. Lebanese sources said the Shi’ite force was operating UAVs throughout Lebanon. The sources said the unmanned aircraft operations intensified in 2013 amid the war in neighboring Syria and attempts by Sunni rebels to infiltrate Lebanon. The […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Despite reports of a withdrawal, Israel continues to determine a large Hizbullah role in Syria. Officials said Hizbullah has not significantly reduced its presence in Syria in wake of the recapture of much of the western and central portions of the country. The officials said Hizbullah remained the leading […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has detected a redeployment of the Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah amid heightened fears of war. Officials said the military determined that Hizbullah stationed troops as well as assets along the Lebanese border with Israel. They said the Hizbullah redeployment, amid its military intervention in neighboring Syria, was meant to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah is said to have received intermediate-range ballistic missiles from Iran. The Kuwaiti daily Al Jarida, quoting an Israeli source, asserted that Iran has transferred missiles with a range of 1,500 kilometers from Syria to Lebanon. The newspaper, in a report on Oct. 18, said the IRBMs […]