At a moment the West – especially the US and UK – are still mulling whether to allow Ukraine forces to attack Russian territory using NATO-provided long-range missiles, President Vladimir Putin has just issued a hugely significant statement regarding his country’s nuclear doctrine.
Established In: 1985
Established By: Abbas al-Musawi, Subhi al-Tufayli
Also Known As: Hizballah, Party of Allah, Party of God
Country Of Origin: Lebanon
Leaders: Hassan Nasrallah
Key Members: Hassan Nasrallah
Operational Area: Lebanon
Number Of Members: 65,000
Involved In: Suicide attacks, Terrorist attacks, Recruiting terrorists, Terror financing, Kidnapping
Terror organization: Hezbollah
Status: Commander of Nasser unit. The Nasser unit is responsible for the area between the border with Israel and the Litani River.
Role: He was an operative since the establishment of the organization. He joined Hezbollah in 1984. In 1992-1994 participated in the war in Bosnia. In 2005, he commanded a failed kidnapping attempt of IDF soldiers in the Ajja area on the Israeli-Lebanese border near the Sheba farm.
Israeli strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon killed almost 500 people, including dozens of women and children, and wounded more than 1,600, according to Lebanese authorities, in the deadliest wave of strikes since the current hostilities began in October.
Following a series of brazen attacks against Iran-backed Hezbollah last week that decimated the Lebanese militant group’s command-and-control structure — an operation widely believed to have been executed by Israel — the two hostile parties have been trading some of the most severe fire since Oct. 7. With tensions ablaze, on Sept. 22, Hezbollah struck deep into Israel, firing retaliatory drones, rockets, and missiles at the Ramat David Airbase as part of its “open-ended battle of reckoning.” While most of these munitions were intercepted, the region is bracing for an all-out war with potentially devastating consequences for Lebanon. And as the Israeli side ups the ante with an expanding air campaign, Hezbollah shows no signs of backing down; speculation abounds about how the situation will evolve and especially how Tehran will respond.
Israel’s violence toward its neighbors, long out of control in its destruction of Gaza, now threatens to open new fronts, involve new nations, and even drag the United States into direct conflict. Promises of a ceasefire from the Biden Administration have come to nothing. Soft, behind the scenes diplomacy has failed to achieve peace.
Conservative and Labour governments supported Baghdad’s brutal attack on the Kurds 60 years ago, knowing it may have constituted genocide, declassified files show.
Les explosions de bipeurs et de talkie-walkies du Mossad au Liban ne sont pas uniquement des crimes de guerre contre les civils. Ils n’ont pas touché les combattants, mais la force de police du Hezbollah et les civils au milieu desquels ils sont. Ils posent une question de sécurité beaucoup plus vaste. Immédiatement les gardiens de Révolution iraniens ont stoppé net l’usage de matériels électronique fabriqué en Occident, et pas seulement des outils de communication. Israël est le spécialiste mondial des logiciels espions. Désormais, nous savons qu’ils peuvent non seulement nous écouter à notre insu, mais aussi nous tuer. C’est vrai au Liban et partout dans le monde.
Les explosions de bipeurs et de talkie-walkies du Mossad au Liban ne sont pas uniquement des crimes de guerre contre les civils. Ils n’ont pas touché les combattants, mais la force de police du Hezbollah et les civils au milieu desquels ils sont. Ils posent une question de sécurité beaucoup plus vaste. Immédiatement les gardiens de Révolution iraniens ont stoppé net l’usage de matériels électronique fabriqué en Occident, et pas seulement des outils de communication. Israël est le spécialiste mondial des logiciels espions. Désormais, nous savons qu’ils peuvent non seulement nous écouter à notre insu, mais aussi nous tuer. C’est vrai au Liban et partout dans le monde.
What is the MENA region?
MENA is the acronym for “Middle East and North Africa”, regularly used in academic and business writings. It refers to a large region, from Morocco in northwest Africa to Iran in southwest Asia, which generally includes all the countries of the Middle East and North Africa. (1)