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Pro-Iranian Jihad Islami aimed four rockets at Israel from S. Lebanon. Two caused damage

The four rockets striking  northern Israel from South Lebanon Thursday, Aug. 22, turned out to have been Grad 120mm rockets launched by the Jihad Islami from the Palestinian Burj Al-Shamali refugee camp near Tyre. This emerged after a stream of … Continue reading

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Syrian-Hizballah’s capture of Qusayr opens direct weapons route to Lebanon

Shortly after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu pledged Sunday, May 19, to maintain Israeli operations in Syria against the passage of advanced Iranian weapons to the Lebanese Hizballah, Syrian troops and their Hizballah comrades stormed Al-Qasayr, the northwestern town which commands the … Continue reading

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Assad to Beirut: Sack Lebanese army chief or more air raids.

The Syrian conflict spread in earnest to Lebanon Monday, March 18, when the Syria Air Force carried out bombing runs over Syrian rebel jumping-off bases inside Lebanon that are used for their attacks on government forces. DEBKAfile’s military sources report … Continue reading

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Hizballah on high alert, jockeys for a role in potential Syrian peace accord

Hizballah forces went on alert Thursday, Feb. 21, upon the expiry of a 48-hour ultimatum slapped down by Syrian rebels to halt the Lebanese group’s military support for Bashar Assad – in particular, its artillery and mortar backing for Syrian … Continue reading

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Syrian Islamists meet Hizballah head-on – take in arms from Bosnia, Kosovo

Reports Monday, Feb. 18, that Hizballah has transferred 1,000 fighters to the Syrian district of Homs are a red herring to distract attention from six new major developments in the Syrian civil conflict – revealed here by DEBKAfile’s military and intelligence … Continue reading

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Iran has pictures of restricted Israeli areas: Iran MP

Iran holds pictures of Israeli bases and other restricted areas obtained from a drone launched into Israeli airspace earlier this month, an Iranian lawmaker was quoted as saying on Monday. Earlier this month, Israel shot down a drone after it flew 25 miles … Continue reading

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Another Obama Legacy: Stealth Iranian Attack Drones Are Being Deployed

Iran has developed a stealth attack drone with a 2,000 km range.  How did this country develop a system which allowed them (allegedly) to gather intelligence on the US Fifth Fleet even before capturing the RQ-170 drone: Iranian sources claim … Continue reading

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Iran pours more troops into Syria, ready to target Israel from Syria and Lebanon

Iran continues to fly military personnel and quantities of weapons into Syria by civilian aircraft which cut through Iraqi airspace, American intelligence sources disclosed early Thursday, Sept. 20. UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon also said that, “Unfortunately, both [Syrian] sides, … Continue reading

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Hizballah rushes arms to Syria, Iran sets up security cameras in Damascus

The shocking impact of the twin explosions which killed 55 people and injured almost 400 in Damascus Thursday, May 10, galvanized Bashar Assad’s allies, starting with Iran, into frenetic activity. Within hours, Tehran had ordered its Lebanese proxy Hizballah to … Continue reading

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Syrian Violence Expanding: Strikes Back in Lebanon

Pro-Syrian Lebanese politician killed by car bomb in 2008 Assad sends hit squads after top Lebanese officials  Syrian President Bashar Assad has hired hit squads to kill top Lebanese government, intelligence and security officials whom he suspects of helping insurrectionists … Continue reading

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