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19 Oct 2016, 10:51 am by Zachary Burdette, Quinta Jurecic
As in Aleppo, the Syrian military has made these gains with the support of Hezbollah fighters and Russian air support. [read post]
17 Oct 2016, 7:30 am by Daniel Byman
In 2006, a Hezbollah kidnapping operation spiraled into a month-long war with Israel: Hezbollah forces killed more than 100 Israelis, a large number for the casualty-sensitive Jewish state, though Hezbollah itself lost far more. [read post]
12 Oct 2016, 12:28 pm by Zachary Burdette, Quinta Jurecic
Hezbollah reiterated its commitment to supporting Bashar al-Assad in the Syrian civil war, Reuters observes. [read post]
10 Oct 2016, 10:55 am by Elena Chachko, Ashley Deeks
As readers of Lawfare know, a growing number of States believe that use of force in self-defense against a non-state actor on the territory of a third State, without the consent of that third State, may be lawful under international law if the non-state actor has undertaken an armed attack against the State and the third State is itself unwilling or unable to address the threat posed by the non-state actor. [read post]
4 Oct 2016, 4:51 am by J. Dana Stuster
The gesture angered Palestinians, many of whom remember Peres as much for his hawkishness—and a 1996 strike against a U.N. base in Lebanon that killed more than 100 civilians during an offensive against Hezbollah, in particular—as his work to promote peace. [read post]
2 Oct 2016, 7:23 am by Paige Pascarelli
Mateen had even previously boasted that he was a Hezbollah member. [read post]
21 Sep 2016, 6:58 am by J. Dana Stuster
For decades, the unofficial political leaders of the Lebanese Sunni community have been the Hariris; Rafiq Hariri was assassinated by Hezbollah in 2005 after completing a term as prime minister, and since his death, his son, Saad, has filled the role, serving as prime minister from 2009 to 2011 and leading the Future Movement political party. [read post]
19 Sep 2016, 9:11 am by Daniel Byman
We’re not talking about straightforward state sponsors of terrorism like Iran, which brazenly supports Hezbollah and others, or basket-case quasi-states like Somalia, whose government is too feeble to provide basic services, let alone defeat a rampaging terrorist group like al-Shabaab. [read post]
19 Sep 2016, 8:09 am by Itamar Mann
PDF version  A review of Theoretical Boundaries of Armed Conflict and Human Rights, edited by Jens David Ohlin (Cambridge University Press, 2016). *** This book amounts to a wide-ranging and important examination of the law governing the use of force in counterterrorism. [read post]
28 Aug 2016, 7:16 am by Paul Salem
Skirmishes in Beirut in May 2008 between Hezbollah and armed supporters of the mainly Sunni Future Movement ended decisively in Hezbollah’s favor. [read post]
15 Aug 2016, 6:26 pm by Benjamin Wittes
“We will decimate Al Qaeda, and we will seek to starve funding for Iran-backed Hamas and Hezbollah. [read post]
9 Aug 2016, 1:06 pm by Rishabh Bhandari
Hezbollah's battle-hardened fighters have provided crucial support to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's overstretched and exhausted army. [read post]
9 Aug 2016, 1:06 pm by Rishabh Bhandari
Hezbollah's battle-hardened fighters have provided crucial support to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's overstretched and exhausted army. [read post]
9 Aug 2016, 10:50 am by David Kris
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in 2010 that “Hezbollah has far more rockets and missiles than most governments in the world. [read post]
7 Aug 2016, 10:58 am by Tom Smith
At the risk of annoying our president, one should ask him how much of the $400 million might go to Hezbollah or the regime in Syria. [read post]
6 Aug 2016, 10:18 am by Tom Smith
That has allowed it to help its ally, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, and the Hezbollah militias gain the upper hand in the Syrian war. [read post]
2 Aug 2016, 4:01 pm by INFORRM
Almost 10% of the articles relating to Mr Corbyn associated him with terrorism – mentioning Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, the IRA or terrorism in general. [read post]
22 Jul 2016, 7:51 am by Rishabh Bhandari, Yishai Schwartz
Iranian support for Assad’s slaughter, its funding of Hezbollah’s military buildup along Israel’s northern border, and a campaign of arrests of dual citizens continues unabated. [read post]
20 Jul 2016, 11:57 am by Rishabh Bhandari, Caitlin Gilligan
Reuters reports that information on casualties is limited, though Hezbollah claims that civilian deaths resulted from the explosions. [read post]