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Lebanon
Abu Ramez Sahmarani, the leader of Jund al Sham, an al Qaeda-linked group in Lebanon, was found dead in the Ein al Hilweh camp. Sahmarani “was found handcuffed, blindfolded and shot execution-style in the back of his head.”
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France
Israel – Gov’t concerned French arms for Lebanese Armed Forces will go to Hizbullah
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Hezbollah
Wikileaks: Syria accused of supplying SCUD missiles to Hezbollah
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Egypt
Survey: Muslims offer mixed views on Hamas, Hezbollah, reject al Qaeda
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Lebanon
In 2008, Defense Minister Elias Murr passed along advice to Israel if it planned to target Hezbollah, according to the WikiLeaks documents. Murr said Israel should not cross the blue line and should avoid targeting Christian areas. He also said the Lebanese Army would not fight Israel and would “take over, once Hezbollah’s militia has been destroyed.”
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Israel
A resurgent Syria alarms US, Israel
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Lebanon
The al Qaeda-linked Abdullah Azzam Brigades called on Sunnis in Lebanon to rise up against Hezbollah and accused the Lebanese Army of cooperating with the Shia terror group. The statement was made by Saleh bin Abdullah al Qaraawi, the group’s military commander, and released on the Internet.
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Hezbollah
Hezbollah: Evidence held by Hariri court worthless
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Hezbollah
BBC pulls series as Hizbollah protests
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Al Qaeda
Al-Qaeda ideologue held in Syria
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Lebanon
Radical al Qaeda cleric Omar Bakri appointed Hezbollah member of parliament Nawwar Sahili to act as his lawyer for his upcoming retrial. “I urge Hassan Nasrallah to look at the injustice facing Omar Bakri who backs all resistance (movements) against Israel,” Bakri told reporters.
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Al Qaeda
Al-Qaida ideologue™s arrest blow to Middle East jihadis
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Lebanon
Security forces arrested radical al Qaeda cleric Omar Bakri at his home in Tripoli. Bakri was convicted last week of “belonging to an armed group with the aim of carrying out terrorist acts and plotting to kill Lebanese soldiers.”
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United States
US lawmakers drop hold on aid to Lebanese military
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Lebanon
The chairman of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee lifted a hold on $100 million in aid to Lebanon’s military. The UN is concerned that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon has raised tensions in the country, and Hezbollah has made no efforts to disarm.
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Lebanon
A court sentenced radical al Qaeda cleric Omar Bakri to life in prison for training terrorists at a camp near Tripoli. Bakri was one of 25 people sentenced to life for terror-related charges by the military court.
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Lebanon
Lebanon cracks down on Internet freedom
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Hezbollah
Don™t aid Hariri tribunal, Hezbollah warns
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United Kingdom
UK – Terrorist whips up crowd minutes after release from jail
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Hezbollah
Hezbollah riding on a wave of confidence
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Iran
Iran brokers behind-the-scenes deal for pro-Tehran government in Iraq
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Hezbollah
Hezbollah’s Boy Scouts
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Lebanon
Lebanon crowds greet Ahmadinejad
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Vatican
Vatican: Pope speaks out against ‘violence in God’s name’
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Russia
Trapping the lord of war: The rise and fall of Viktor Bout
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Hezbollah
Stronger Hezbollah emboldened for fights ahead
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Lebanon
Hisham Awad, the son of slain Fatah al Islam chief Abdulrahman Awad, was among three Lebanese members of Fatah al Islam who were recently killed in Iraq. The other two fighters were identified as Shadi Makkawi and Khaled Afandi.
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Syria
In Syria, Iranian president disparages US peace efforts in Mideast
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Lebanon
Lebanon PM Hariri withdraws accusation against Syria
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Lebanon
Syria™s solidarity with Islamists ends at home
