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Israel reportedly strikes multiple targets in Syria in recent days

The Israeli Air Force is suspected of being behind two recent airstrikes in Syria. One of the strikes targeted Fateh-110 surface-to-surface missiles at a Damascus airport, while the other allegedly targeted a research center in Jamraya that was also targeted in January.


Israeli Air Force intercepts Hezbollah drone off coast of Israel

The Israeli Air Force intercepted a drone, which it said belonged to Hezbollah, off the coast of Israel near Haifa. This is the second such interception of a Hezbollah drone by Israel in seven months.


Beirut car bomb kills anti-Syrian intelligence general

A huge car bomb in central Beirut killed a prominent anti-Syrian intelligence chief. Is Syria responsible?


Hezbollah takes responsibility for last week's drone over Israel

Just a couple of hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu charged that Hezbollah was responsible for the drone sent over Israel on Oct. 6, Hezbollah took responsibility.


Israeli Air Force shoots down foreign drone

IAF-drone-shootdown.jpgOn Saturday morning the Israeli Air Force shot down a foreign drone in the northern Negev. The origin of the drone is currently unknown, but early theories point to Hezbollah or Iran.


US adds 2 senior Hezbollah military leaders to terror list

Mustafa-Amine-Badr-Al-Din.jpgThe US Treasury Department added Hezbollah's military leader and the head of its External Security Organization to the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists.


Fatah al Islam emir killed while waging jihad in Syria

Abu Hussam al Shami served as the leader of the Al Khilafah (Caliphate) Brigades in Syria and was killed in an ambush near Damascus.


Abdullah Azzam Brigades names leader, advises against attacks in Syria's cities

Majid.jpgThe Abdullah Azzam Brigades said that Majid bin Muhammad al Majid, a Saudi citizen on the list of 85 most-wanted terrorists, is the emir of the Middle Eastern terror group.


US adds Abdullah Azzam Brigades to list of terror groups

Today's designation takes place after the terror group's emir and top bomb maker were added to the list of global terrorists late last year.


US adds Abdullah Azzam Brigades commander to terrorist list

saleh-al-Qawari.jpgSaleh al Qarawi, a top leader of the Lebanon-based terror group, fought with Abu Musab al Zarqawi in Fallujah. Qarawi was ordered by Zarqawi to form the terror group to conduct attacks in the Middle East.


US adds Abdullah Azzam Brigades explosives expert to terror list

Ibrahim Suleiman Hamad al Hablain is also on the Saudis' list of 85-most-wanted terrorists.


Fatah al Islam chief killed while traveling to Iraq

Abdulrahman Awad, the leader of Fatah al Islam, was killed along with his deputy, Ghazi Faysal Abdullah, by Lebanese security forces in the Bekaa Valley as they attempted to join al Qaeda in Iraq, according to a statement released by the terror group.


Rockets fired from Lebanon into northern Israel

At least three Katyusha rockets are reported to have struck in western Galilee, wounding two Israelis; IDF returns fire. Israeli troops are poised to strike in southern Gaza.


The State of Jihad: 2008

LWJ-Globe.jpgThe Long War Journal's roundup of the major developments in the primary and secondary theaters during the past year.


The State of Jihad: 2007

A year-end roundup of the major developments in the Long War in the primary and secondary theaters across the globe.


Aftermath of the Hezbollah-Israeli War

Disarming Hezbollah no longer an option Israel's failure to fully pursue Hezbollah in the region below the Litani River in southern Lebanon as well as in southern Beirut and the Bekaa Valley is a model of what not to do...


After Action Report: Winners and Losers in the Hezbollah-Israel War

With the cessation of fighting between Hezbollah and Israel largely holding after 24 hours, it is time to look at the likely winners and losers of the Hezbollah-Israel war. Israel spent the weekend scrambling to reach the Litani River and...


To the Litani River; Heavy Fighting in Rashaf, Marjayoun

Southern Lebanon. Green indicates Israeli occupied town; red IDF warned towns of operations; yellow Israeli airstrikes; orange clashes. Click map to view. The government of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has given the Israeli Defense Force the final approval to...


Israeli Cabinet Votes to Push Deeper into Southern Lebanon

The Israeli Cabinet vote on the authorization for the Israeli Defense Force to expand ground operations in southern Lebanon highlights the government's lack of a cohesive plan at the war's outset and the hesitation to take the fight directly to...


IDF Commando Raid South of Tyre; Abandoning the Litani?

Southern Lebanon. Green indicates Israeli occupied town; red IDF warned towns of operations; yellow Israeli airstrikes; orange clashes. Click map to view. Israeli Defense Force commandos have conducted another behind the lines raid in Hezbollah territory, this time in...
 
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