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 NICOSIA — Lebanon has joined the Gaza Strip in its war against Israel. Suspected Palestinian gunners have been firing rockets into Israel over the last two days. So far, no injuries have been reported. On July 11, unidentified gunners launched at least three 107 mm rockets into northern Israel. The rockets, fired around […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The Israel Air Force has developed a capability to rapidly track and destroy enemy unmanned aerial vehicles. The Air Force has asserted that officers drafted techniques based on existing assets to track low-flying UAVs from Lebanon and Syria. They said the effort was meant to stop the penetration of […]
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 WASHINGTON — The United States has awarded BAE Systems a contract for law enforcement programs in at least two Middle East countries deemed dangerous for Americans. The State Department awarded BAE Systems a contract to support criminal justice and development programs in Iraq and Lebanon. BAE would provide the services under the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — President Bashar Assad has ordered military operations along the borders of Lebanon and Turkey. Opposition sources said Assad has approved assaults by the Syrian Army on targets along the borders of Lebanon and Turkey. They said elite forces were firing toward suspected rebels inside Lebanon and Turkey in broad daylight […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Geostrategy-Direct.com WASHINGTON — Members of the House and Senate Select Committees on Intelligence have been briefed on the arrests of at least a dozen CIA operatives in Lebanon. The arrests have badly damaged U.S. monitoring of Iran and its chief proxy, Hizbullah. “It is hard to overestimate the damage,” one official said. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Iran is overseeing an effort to enhance Hizbullah’s telecommunications network in Lebanon. Western diplomatic sources said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is financing and supervising a program to modernize Hizbullah telecommunications and data networks in Lebanon. They said IRGC has sent engineers and technicians to Beirut and southern Lebanon […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Western embassies have urged their nationals to limit travel in Lebanon. Several Western embassies warned that Europeans and Americans could be the target of abduction in Lebanon. They also urged Westerners to avoid parts of the country influenced by the revolt in neighboring Syria. “We advise against all but essential […]