Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Saudi Arabia has decided to launch a $3 billion military aid program to Lebanon. Saudi sources said the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom would sign an agreement to procure up to $3 billion in weapons and military equipment for Lebanon. The Saudi sources said the Beirut government pledged to maintain strict […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Islamic State of Iraq and Levant has been engaged in its biggest campaign in Lebanon. Lebanese sources said ISIL deployed 500 fighters in its campaign to seize northern Lebanon. They said ISIL deployed mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns in a four-day battle with the Lebanese Army backed by Hizbullah […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has warned that Iron Dome would be ineffective in any war against Hizbullah. Officials said the Israel Air Force would be unable to stop massive missile and rocket salvos by the Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah. They said Iron Dome, which intercepted hundreds of Palestinian rockets during the 50-day war […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The New York Times reported on Oct. 14 that U.S. troops in Iraq had between 2004 and 2011 repeatedly encountered Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). Meanwhile, voters back home and the world at large had been repeatedly told precisely the opposite by U.S. media reports. The Republican administration of George W Bush […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel and Hizbullah have come to blows along the Lebanese border. On Oct. 7, two Israel Army soldiers were injured in a bomb planted in the Shebaa Plateau. The military blamed Hizbullah as well as the Lebanese government for entering Israeli-controlled territory. “The Lebanese government and Hizbullah are directly […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Hizbullah has been using the Lebanese Army to threaten Israel. Military sources said Hizbullah was sending Lebanese soldiers to the Israeli border in an effort to stage a provocation. The sources said Hizbullah was also deploying plainclothes and uniformed fighters to test Israel’s defenses. “They are trying to escalate […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Iran and Lebanon have been discussing a weapons deal. Officials said a high-level Lebanese delegation was expected to arrive in Teheran to discuss Iranian military aid. They said Teheran has already submitted a list of combat platforms and weapons offered to Beirut’s military and security forces. Iran has been the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Lebanon and Russia have been examining a weapons deal involving the export of combat platforms to Beirut. They said any deal by Lebanon would be financed by Saudi Arabia. [Related: U.S. delivers vans and pickups to only Lebanese force not controlled by Hizbullah] “There are talks on buying Russian arms […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Lebanese Army has battled Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in what resulted in scores of casualties and injuries in the Bekaa Valley. Officials said at least 40 Islamic fighters and Lebanese soldiers were killed in an army raid of a Syrian refugee camp on Sept. 29. They said […]
Special to WorldTribune.com from NICOSIA — The United States has delivered another shipment for Lebanon’s security forces. The United States oversaw the delivery of 38 vehicles for Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces. The vehicles, valued at $1.6 million, were meant to bolster counter-insurgency operations against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. “The Internal Security Forces […]