Israeli officials have confirmed that a drone that tried to penetrate Israeli air space today was launched from Lebanon, even as the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah rushes to deny responsibility. Hezbollah has in the past boasted about launching drones against Israel. Lebanese leaders responded by blasting the group for risking...

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A little-seen video uploaded to YouTube yesterday claims to depict the funeral of an elite Hezbollah figure killed fighting in Syria on behalf of the Bashar al-Assad regime. The video comes amid deepening Iran-Hezbollah coordination on Syria. Hezbollah has declared that its participation in the conflict is a national, moral...

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The fate of two Syrian bishops kidnapped Monday in the northern part of the country remains unclear. Reports from a church figure claim the pair was released Tuesday night, but a family member of one of the bishops said that as of late Tuesday they were still being held. Government forces...

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The Syrian National Coalition, one of the leading groups in the conglomerate of organizations fighting to overthrow the Bashar al-Assad regime, took to its Facebook page to tell Hezbollah to get out of the country: The Syrian National Coalition — the main Western-backed opposition group — warned that Hezbollah involvement...

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French media is reporting that Jordan has granted Israel the use of its airspace to monitor developments and potentially strike targets in Syria. Le Figaro reported that Amman has opened two air corridors to Israeli drones – one through southern Jordan opposite the Negev and the other in the vicinity of...

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On one hand, the United States is acting to limit spillover from the Syrian conflict. Secretary of Defense Hagel announced recently that the U.S. was deploying assets to Jordan to potentially set up “a joint task force for military operations.” As many as 200 troops from Fort Bliss will work with...

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The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday unanimously passed along to the floor a resolution affirming U.S. support for Israel in the event Israel has to militarily take action to degrade Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. According to the text of the resolution on the U.S. Congress’ website, the goal of the resolution...

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The Syrian opposition yesterday called on Lebanon to “exert control over its borders and put an immediate stop to Hezbollah’s military operations on Syrian territory.” Reports indicate that the Iran-backed terror group, having gone all-in on behalf of the Bashar al-Assad regime, recently poured thousands of fighters into Syria. “The Syrian National Coalition...

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A Lebanese member of parliament is slamming Hezbollah for failing to protect Lebanese territory from increasingly regular attacks by the Bashar al-Assad regime, on behalf of which Hezbollah is fighting in Syria. Basem Shabb blasted the group for being “an Iranian-sponsored Shiite organization that is embroiled in sectarian conflicts throughout the region.”...

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Syria’s air force has again bombed Lebanese territory, this time hitting the Lebanese town of Arsal. The air strike marks the second time in 24 hours that forces loyal to the Bashar al-Assad regime have targeted what they claim are areas used by Syrian opposition forces in Lebanon. Lebanese President Michel...

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