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irede123

Lebanon is being forced to collapse - RT Op-Edge - 0 views

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    "But Hezbollah appears to be the only military force capable of effectively fighting against ISIS - in the northeast of the country, on the border with Syria, and elsewhere. It is also the only organization providing a reliable social net to those hundreds of thousands of poor Lebanese citizens"
cthomase

ISIS 'sends large number of experienced terrorists to northern Libya - 1 views

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    This article is stating the obvious. ISIS is sending large numbers of terrorists into Libya to disrupt Libya's emerging oil market and hopes to dismantle it's soon to be UN backed unity government.
cthomase

Four Libya oilfields close, workers strike in a fifth - 1 views

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    In response to terrorism fears, 5 oilfields in Libya are not in operation. The oil market in Libya, which has the potential to be one of the highest producing markets in the world, has been under siege since the fall of Qaddafi over 5 years ago. Securing these oilfields should be the top priority for the new unity government if it is ever installed.
natphan

Syria's Assad issues searing criticism of U.S. on Russian state news - 0 views

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    Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has lambasted Western governments and praised Russia as "fundamental" to combating the Islamic State militant group (ISIS), in an interview with state news agency RIA Novosti. Assad spoke about the Syrian army's recent triumph in regaining control over the historic city of Palmyra, which was captured by ISIS in 2015.
natphan

ISIS may be losing, but the big winners are America's enemies - 0 views

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    With the retaking of Syria's ancient city of Palmyra, we seem to finally have made tangible, on-the-ground gains against ISIS - that is, if "we" refers to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Russia, Iran and Hezbollah. President Obama and several of his would-be successors are satisfied: The terrorists of ISIS are losing ground.
cthomase

Generals fear Benghazi 2 in Libya - 1 views

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    One thing I'm starting to get from the various bookmarks I'm posting is that the world seems to be very afraid of doing anything in Libya. After the Benghazi attack that killed our ambassador, the world has largely ignored what's been occurring in Libya. There's been essentially no government, regional neighbors are afraid of ISIS, the world doesn't want to get involved and now we're up to more of a mess than we started with.
blantonjack

ISIS vows 'harder and more bitter' attacks against UK after Brussels bombings - 0 views

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    Islamic State has vowed 'harder and more bitter' attacks against the UK and its allies following another day of terror in Europe. The warning comes just hours after 34 people were killed in a series of blasts in the Belgian capital Brussels. This came by way of an airport attack where more than 30 civilians were killed and over 100 injured. UK is on high alert after this attack.
cthomase

Libya: Neighboring States Meet in Tunis to Coordinate Response - 0 views

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    Libya's neighbors along with members of the newly established unity government met in Tunis to discuss how Libya's neighbors can help Libya finally achieve piece and stability. It is apparent that in order for Libya to succeed in not only achieving stability and kicking out ISIS, they must rely on the help of regional partners.
mwrightc

Brussels Terror: Belgian Police Find Bomb-Making Factory, ISIS Flag - NBC News - 0 views

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    Belgian police have been moving rapidly in the past couple of days as they have been searching for any information regarding what happened during the bombings. They have found a bomb making factory that housed chemicals, nails and bolts.
irede123

L. TODD WOOD: Iran-supported Hezbollah threatens to attack American forces in Iraq - Wa... - 0 views

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    "Israel has long been worried that Hezbollah will be emboldened by access to sophisticated weapons in Syria provided by the Russian military, concerned that once the Syrian opposition has been vanquished, Hezbollah would turn its focus to the Jewish state. "
irede123

Lebanese Army, Hezbollah target ISIS on northeastern border | News , Lebanon News | THE... - 0 views

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    "The Lebanese Army and Hezbollah fighters pounded extremist posts Saturday along the country's northeastern border for the second day in a row."
irede123

Report: Prisoner exchange deal takes place between ISIS and Hezbollah in Syria - Middle... - 0 views

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    "Hezbollah-ISIS prisoner exchange took place last week following an ISIS ambush on a group of Hezbollah fighters in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo"
irede123

Hezbollah sent fighters to Iraq in secret to fight ISIS: Nasrallah | News , Lebanon New... - 0 views

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    "Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah Sunday announced that Hezbollah had covertly sent fighters to combat ISIS in Iraq, saying that his party had fought under local command and not interfered in the country's internal affairs as Saudi Arabia had in some Arab states."
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