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HEZBOLLAH

WORLD
May 28, 2015
U.S. commando raid on Syria gas facility foiled by Islamic State, Hezbollah paper says
Islamic State militants foiled an attempt by U.S. military commandos to carry out a raid in Syria, similar to the one that killed one of the group's leaders this month, a pro-Hezbollah Lebanese newspaper reported Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 2, 2015
Israel tests U.S.-backed missile shield as Iran nuclear talks churn
A new Israeli air defense system being developed in partnership with the United States met all its objectives in a series of recent live interception tests, U.S. and Israeli officials said Wednesday, putting it on course for deployment by next year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 9, 2015
U.S. delivers arms to Lebanon, says fighting 'same enemy'
The United States delivered more than $25 million worth of military aid, including heavy artillery, to the Lebanese army on Sunday to help it fight jihadi groups that have repeatedly battled with security forces near the Syrian border.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 12, 2014
Sectarian tension threatening to tip Lebanon
With all eyes focused on sectarian violence in Iraq and Syria, little attention has been paid to Sunni-Shiite relations in Lebanon, where the potential for a perfect storm is brewing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 22, 2014
Rockets fired at Israel from Lebanon; fire returned
Rockets were fired at Israel from southern Lebanon on Monday, drawing retaliatory artillery fire from Israeli forces, Lebanese security officials and the Israeli army said, in the third such rocket attack from Lebanon since Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 3, 2014
Lebanon signals a sordid new turn as it struggles to be heard politically
The assassination Dec. 27 of a technocrat and former finance minister by a car bomb in a swanky part of the city called into question the rules of the sordid political game that has come to dominate Lebanon's life.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 26, 2013
Hezbollah suffers blowback in Beirut bombings
The Sunni jihad in Syria has come to Beirut, and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and his Iranian masters have to accept that this is the war they made.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 23, 2013
Hezbollah military wing added to EU terror list
The European Union declares the military wing of Hezbollah a terrorist organization, a move designed to put pressure on the Shiite political and militant group after years of urging from the United States and Israel.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2013
Hezbollah leader nears sundown
Recent victories by Hezbollah militiamen in Syria will not save the regime of Bashar Assad. They could presage the political sunset for Hezbollah's leader.

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