Tag Archive for Lebanon violence

Analysis: Al-Qaida unlikely to defeat Hezbollah in Syria

 

Al-Qaida-linked anti-regime jihadist groups are focusing their energies on attacking fellow Muslims, even other Sunni opposition groups.

Regional security analyst: US recognizes jihadists to be a bigger threat to the stability in Lebanon than Hezbollah.

 

Could the continued onslaught by al-Qaida-linked jihadists force Hezbollah to withdraw its forces from the Syrian war? Probably not.

A Free Syrian Army fighter launches a rocket

A Free Syrian Army fighter launches a rocket – Photo: REUTERS

Such a withdrawal would seemingly allow the organization to focus on defending itself in Lebanon, but the bombings targeting it and Iran are strongly connected to the sectarian struggle in Syria. Continue Reading »

Lebanon TV: Mossad orchastrated Hezbollah commander’s assisnation

 

The ‘Good News’: Lebanese TV station OTV reported Mossad’s “Kidon” unit successfully infiltrated south Beirut’s most highly guarded neighborhood in the middle of Hezbollah controlled Beirut to assassinate Hezbollah’s top General.

The ‘Bad News’: A Kuwaiti newspaper, however, reported that Hassan al-Laqqis was killed by his own organization for being an Israeli agent.

By Daniel Siryoti & Israel Hayom Staff

 

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