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At Syria’s border with Lebanon, refugees return home while others flee fearing the worst
1 week, 5 days ago

At Syria’s border with Lebanon, refugees return home while others flee fearing the worst

CNN  

Masnaa, Lebanon’s border with Syria CNN — Nadia’s eyes were full of tears as she crossed the border from Syria to Lebanon. “My sons were all born here, in Lebanon, this is their first time going to Syria,” Mohammed said, pointing at four little boys sitting next to each other inside the busy border building. Officials told him that while …

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Israeli strikes in Lebanon stir fears of sectarian strife
1 month ago

Israeli strikes in Lebanon stir fears of sectarian strife

Live Mint  

DEIR BILLA, Lebanon—Christians in this small northern Lebanese village keep a lookout at night for unwanted visitors, asking drivers headed up the hill toward the Shia part of the neighborhood what their purpose is. Lebanon’s religious fault lines—the patchwork of Christian, Shia and Sunni Muslim, and other faith groups making up this country of some 5.5 million people—are straining as …

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Ranting Hezbollah cleric Naim Qassem who warned Israel of 'long battle' in chilling TV speech is named as terror group's new leader after Hassan Nasrallah was wiped out in IDF strike
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ranting Hezbollah cleric Naim Qassem who warned Israel of 'long battle' in chilling TV speech is named as terror group's new leader after Hassan Nasrallah was wiped out in IDF strike

Daily Mail  

Hezbollah has announced its deputy secretary general Naim Qassem will succeed Hassan Nasrallah as leader of the group one month after the former chief was killed in an Israeli airstrike. Lebanon's Hezbollah deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem has been elected as the group's new leader Lebanon's Hezbollah deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem speaks during a rally supporting Palestinians in Gaza, …

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Inside Hezbollah’s heartland, the secretive region Israel has in its sights
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Inside Hezbollah’s heartland, the secretive region Israel has in its sights

ABC  

In Lebanon’s Hezbollah heartland, portraits of Iranian leaders loom over the tangle of Beirut streets. Tensions have heightened even further in the past 24 hours, after Israel's pre-emptive strikes that have left at least one person in Lebanon dead, and Hezbollah launched a barrage of rockets and drones. Where it once felt impossible to pass Israel's Iron Dome defence system, …

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A history of Hezbollah
4 months, 1 week ago

A history of Hezbollah

NPR  

A history of Hezbollah Hezbollah has been exchanging missile fire with Israel. Well today, Rund Abdelfatah and Ramtin Arablouei from NPR's history podcast Throughline bring us the story of how Hezbollah came to be. ABDELFATAH: The ties between Iran and Lebanon Shia communities date back to the 1500s when the Safavid Empire forcefully converted Iran from Sunni to Shia Islam. …

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Iran may be striking out at nations around it – but it will be wary of wider war in the Middle East
11 months ago

Iran may be striking out at nations around it – but it will be wary of wider war in the Middle East

The Independent  

Direct military actions by Iran outside its border are rare, despite often aggressive rhetoric to the contrary: this is because Tehran has built up a chain of proxy militias across the Middle East that can fight on its behalf when necessary. However, the attack in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region, said the Iranians, targeted an “Israeli espionage headquarters” based near the …

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How Iran pulls terrorist strings across the Middle East: Tehran uses its influence and proxy fighters to spread murder and mayhem throughout the region in its war against the West
1 year, 1 month ago

How Iran pulls terrorist strings across the Middle East: Tehran uses its influence and proxy fighters to spread murder and mayhem throughout the region in its war against the West

Daily Mail  

Since Hamas launched its ruthless attacks on Israeli towns and cities on October 7, Israel's Defence Forces have been fighting a battle on two fronts. Tehran is the chief backer of both Hamas and Hezbollah - but these are just some of the powerful militias that have been propped up by Iranian money, weapons and military training in recent decades …

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What to know about Hezbollah, the powerful Iran-backed group on Israel’s border
1 year, 2 months ago

What to know about Hezbollah, the powerful Iran-backed group on Israel’s border

CNN  

CNN — Hezbollah is an Iran-backed Islamist movement with one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the Middle East. The fallout is palpable on the Lebanon-Israel border, where Hezbollah and Israel have been engaged in low-rumbling tit-for-tat skirmishes since the war began, putting the entire region on a knife’s edge. The origins of the group Hezbollah emerged from the …

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What to know about Hezbollah, the powerful Iran-backed group on Israel’s border
1 year, 2 months ago

What to know about Hezbollah, the powerful Iran-backed group on Israel’s border

CNN  

CNN — Hezbollah is an Iran-backed Islamist movement with one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the Middle East. The fallout is palpable on the Lebanon-Israel border, where Hezbollah and Israel have been engaged in low-rumbling tit-for-tat skirmishes since the war began, putting the entire region on a knife’s edge. The origins of the group Hezbollah emerged from the …

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What are Israel’s options after the Hamas attack? | Analysis
1 year, 2 months ago

What are Israel’s options after the Hamas attack? | Analysis

The Hindu  

Over 1,350 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s bombing of Gaza in six days that followed a surprise attack by Hamas that left at least 1,200 Israelis dead on October 7. It continued to occupy southern Lebanon, but Iran, which became an Islamic Republic in 1979 after the revolution, saw an opportunity in Israel’s occupation, and helped create Hezbollah. The …

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What is Hezbollah and why is it involved in the Israel-Hamas conflict?
1 year, 2 months ago

What is Hezbollah and why is it involved in the Israel-Hamas conflict?

ABC  

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah traded heavy fire with Israel on Sunday but indicated it would back off, fearing an all-out war might occur. Hezbollah flags flutter atop a poster depicting Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah near the border with Israel. On Sunday, Hezbollah said it launched its latest attack on Israel in retaliation for the killing of one …

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Terror in Peshawar: on Shia mosque attack
2 years, 9 months ago

Terror in Peshawar: on Shia mosque attack

The Hindu  

The suicide attack at a Shia mosque in Peshawar, killing at least 62 people, is a grave reminder of Pakistan’s growing security challenges after the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan and the continued persecution that the Shia minority is facing in the Af-Pak region. The Islamic State terrorist organisation, which has carried out a number of suicide attacks in …

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Biden bombs Syria, says it was in ‘self-defence’
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden bombs Syria, says it was in ‘self-defence’

The Hindu  

Washingtonsettles in, signs are that it intends to carry on with most of the policies that were pursued by the Donald Trump administration in West Asia. Biden’s first attack On February 25, Biden ordered a U.S. military strike in eastern Syria in clear violation of international law, signalling a continuation of the Trump administration’s militaristic policies in the region. Claims …

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