Tag: Hezbollah
Saudi Arabia Suspends $3 Billion Military Aid to Lebanon
RIYADH—Saudi Arabia said Friday it will suspend $3 billion in military aid to the Lebanese army in response to what it called Hezbollah’s domination of the Lebanese government.
Chinese Weapons Shipped to Lebanon to Aid Hezbollah
The Lebanese Army received a shipment of Chinese weapons Friday, the latest in a recent series of international arms deliveries to help Lebanon contain the militants on its eastern border with Syria
How Iraqi Hezbollah Acquired an American M1A1 tanks?
A video recently aired on YouTube shows an alarming situation happening in Iraq, where heavy equipment delivered by the U.S. To the Iraqi Army...
Iran: We supplied ballistic guided rockets to Hezbollah
Iranian and Lebanese sources have recently confirmed that the Iranian backed Lebanese group Hezbollah has received the Iranian Fateh-110 guided ballistic missiles, and inducted the weapon into its missile arsenal. With a range of 250-350 km the new missile can hit targets provides the group with a capability to hit any target in Israel up to the northern Negev.
Lebanese source: Mobile missile launchers can hit any target in Israel
Launched from camouflaged truck mounted containers, Fateh 110 ballistic guided missiles could strike most of the relevant targets in Israel, the Lebanese Daily Star reports.
The End of the Muqawama? Hamas and Hizbollah Face Reform or...
Current discourse on Palestinian and Lebanese social networks indicates that a surprising trend has emerged over the past six months with potential momentous consequences...
A United States Attack on Syria and its Implications for Israel
On Wednesday, August 28, 2013, President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron affirmed that a chemical weapons attack had taken place in...
Updated: Air Attacks – Syria 2013 – An Open Hunting Season?
The recent escalation of tension in Syria comes at a time when the Assad regime, actively supported by the Iranians through their Lebanese proxy...
Foreign sources: Fateh-110 Rockets Enroute to Hezbollah Destroyed in Syria by...
The Iranians have developed an improved model of medium-range rocket Fateh-110. The current model is held by Hezbollah in Lebanon and Israel believes that...
Israel’s Intelligence Chief: “Syrian Regime is Preparing to Use Chemical Weapons”
“Assad continues to assert his control Syria’s chemical weapons, air force, and military hardware. Assad is making advance preparations to use chemical weapons. He did not give the order yet, but preparing for it.”
Israel Air Force Targets SA-17 SAM sent to Hezbollah
Israel launched a rare airstrike inside Syria, U.S. officials said Wednesday, targeting a convoy believed to contain SA-17 anti-aircraft missile systems bound for Hezbollah...
Fighting the Elusive Enemy – PGM in the Empty Battlefield
In a briefing at the recent Land Warfare conference held in Latrun, Israel earlier this month, the commander of the IDF Northern Command, Major General Gershon HaCohen, examined maneuver and fire alternatives and their role against the evolving hybrid warfare challenges. “It is obvious land maneuver is not a goal in itself. Classic maneuver should shake an enemy force out of balance, however, maneuvering against irregular, ‘disappearing’ forces is difficult due to the lack of clear center weights” said HaCohen.
Evolving into Hybrid Forces – Challenging the IDF Precision Fires Domination
The evolution of the Syrian, Iranian armies and guerrillas into semi-irregular formations, challenging the Israeli domination of the battlefield with hybrid warfare concepts. Defense Update covers this topic in two parts, one outlining the transformation of the Syrian land forces.
Iranian Ballistic Missile Scores a Direct Hit on a Target Ship
Iran demonstrated today a new type of short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) based on the Fatah 110 platform, capable of hitting targets at a range...
