Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Syria, in cooperation with Russia, is believed to have targeted Israeli military unmanned aircraft. Lebanese sources said the Syrian military was firing surface-to-air missiles toward Israeli unmanned aerial vehicles that patrol the border with Lebanon. The sources said the Syrian operations were coordinated with Russian military advisers in an effort […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — After two years of civil war, Syria has launched air strikes of suspected rebel positions in neighboring Lebanon. Lebanon said Syrian Air Force planes struck the Lebanese border town of Arsal on March 18. Lebanon’s official National News Agency said the Syrian Army joined in artillery strikes in and around […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Lebanon has been bracing for war amid the Sunni revolt in neighboring Syria. Officials said Lebanon could erupt in another war — this time between Sunni and Shi’ite Muslims with intervention from neighboring Syria. They said the growing Hizbullah support for the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad has made […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Lebanese Army has received watchtowers to help guard the border with Syria. Britain has donated four observation towers for the Lebanese Army to improve security amid the Sunni revolt in neighboring Syria. Officials said the nine-meter tower was designed to withstand weapons fire and monitor arms smuggling and infiltration […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Sunni rebels have launched a campaign against the Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah, deemed a major ally of President Bashar Assad. The rebel Free Syrian Army has reported attacks on Hizbullah bases in both Lebanon and Syria. FSA said this marked the first time Hizbullah compounds were bombed in the nearly two-year civil […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military, preparing for attacks from Lebanon or Syria, has deployed a third missile and rocket defense system in the north. The Israel Air Force has deployed the Iron Dome battery near the border with Lebanon. Officials said this marked the third Iron Dome battery deployed in northern Israel […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Israel has struck Syria in what appeared to be an attempt to stop the flow of chemical and advanced conventional weapons to Hizbullah. Lebanese sources said the Israel Air Force struck a Syrian convoy near the border with Lebanon on early Jan. 30. They said Israeli F-16 multi-role fighter jets […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah has held its largest exercise in years in what was meant to simulate an attack on Israel. The Lebanese daily Al Jumhuriya reported that Hizbullah staged a three-day exercise from Aug. 17 in eastern and southern Lebanon. In a report on Aug. 24, the newspaper said Hizbullah […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israeli companies have been dismayed over the feverish debate on war with Iran. Industry sources said foreign clients have questioned whether Israeli companies could maintain production and delivery during a missile war with Iran. They said the greatest concerns focused on companies in northern Israel near the border with […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Syrian military has been extending its attacks in Lebanon. Officials said the Syrian Army was shelling areas beyond the border with Lebanon. The officials said Syrian artillery was firing nearly every night into northeastern Lebanese towns believed to be helping the Sunni revolt against President Bashar Assad. “This is […]