...as part of Sadr's new religious, educational and social service campaign. The goal is to create a disciplined movement akin to Hezbollah in Lebanon. "We admire them," Araji said. Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments...
...argue that this new balance of power required the United States to reconcile itself to negotiations with those sympathetic to Hezbollah. Are Hezbollah and Syria really stronger than at any point in the last 10 years? Syrian troops occupied Lebanon until 2005....
...eludes the U.S., in Afghanistan in a war now spreading into Pakistan, in Somalia (through an Ethiopian proxy), and against Hezbollah and Hamas. It invariably has failed, at heavy cost to the societies involved, and little or no benefit to the United States....
...still suffers the effect of US Vietnam-era bombings, and Lebanon, target of Israeli cluster bombs during the 2006 war with Hezbollah. The "core group" that led the Oslo Process, which produced the treaty, will also be among the first signatories (Norway, Austria,...
...Definitely out-of-the-box, but it could appear to validate the Iraq war, which Mr. Obama opposed. Beirut? Too many Hezbollah members â Secret Service would flip its collective lid â and anyway, the Lebanese president has always been a Christian. Tehran? Too...
...about the possibility of having an international force in charge of its defenseâand the inability of such force to control Hezbollah in Lebanon did not make it more appealing. So for Israel it was always a resounding no: NATO is a very bad idea,â the officer...
...after his return, though, Aoun made an audacious move by forging an alliance in 2006 with Syriaâs ally, the Shiite militant group Hezbollah. He also dramatically toned down his criticism against Damascus. Official relations between Lebanon and Syria improved...
...Western-backed March 14 coalition, and who were recognized by yellow gilets usually worn by workers, won the majority of seats. Hezbollah supporters, who wore red shirts, lost. Campus security was tight during the elections. Army troops gathered on the surrounding...
...The group is large, well-funded, with a 200-acre complex outside Lahore where it operates as a state within a state, similar to Hezbollah in Lebanon. Lashkar also has multiple connections throughout the jihadist world, including strong lash-ups with al-Qaida...
...Scanpix) A Cluster Bomb Unit containing more than 600 cluster bombs, that was dropped by Israeli warplanes during the 34-day long Hezbollah-Israeli war, sits in a field in the southern village of Ouazaiyeh, Lebanon, Nov. 9, 2006. (AP / Mohammed Zaatari) Ollie...