Hezbollah
Celebratory Gunfire as Syria Allows UN to Bring Food Into the Starving Town of Madaya
The town is encircled by a blockade of Hezbollah fighters supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and no food has been allowed in for months. Citizens have died from starvation inside and others have been killed trying to flee.
'Children Are Eating Leaves Off the Trees': The Nightmare of the Siege of Madaya, Syria
The Assad regime is resorting to medieval tactics to take a strategic mountain town — and civilians, with food and water cut off, are dying and crying for help.
Saudi Arabia Kicked Off the New Year With 47 Executions, Including a Top Shiite Cleric
Most of the 47 were Sunni Muslims convicted of al Qaeda attacks in Saudi Arabia, but four, including prominent cleric Nimr al-Nimra, were Shiites.
Suspected Israeli Airstrike Kills Hezbollah Leader Samir Kuntar in Syria
Hezbollah issued a statement saying Kuntar was killed when the "Zionist enemy's planes" struck a building in the Jaramana district of Damascus late Saturday.
Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Beirut Suicide Bombings That Killed Dozens
The attack took place in the predominantly Shia neighborhood of Burj al-Barajneh, in the southern suburbs of the capital city, an area with a heavy Hezbollah presence.
Russian Airstrikes Hit Aleppo as Rebels Resist Government Assault and Thousands Flee
Rebel groups have received shipments of US-made weapons, but some say it is not enough to counter the offensive.
Iran, Hezbollah, and Russia Help Syrian Army Advance Near Aleppo
Bolstered by its allies, the army made gains in its offensive around the city, while Germany called on Iran to help bring an end to Syria's long civil war.
Russian Jets and Syrian Troops Are Attacking Aleppo
The long-awaited assault on the northern city has begun, as Syrian troops backed by Hezbollah and Iranian fighters launched an offensive today with support from Russian air strikes.
Is Syria About to Become Iran's Vietnam?
The Iranian government has invested much blood and gold in the effort to prop up the Assad regime, but the conflict could turn out to be a quagmire that the Islamic Republic finds difficult to extricate itself, and its proxies, from.
Iranian Ground Troops Are Joining Russians in Syrian Offensive: Reports
Anonymous Lebanese sources have told Reuters that hundreds of Iranian troops have entered Syria in recent days — and that more are on the way.
Russian Weapons Keep Rolling Towards Syria as Russia and the US Open Talks
US Secretary of Defense calls his Russian counterpart to talk about “mechanisms for deconfliction" in Syria as Russia upps its support for Assad regime.
Newest Trend for Israeli Drone Industry: Shooting Them Down
The recent Autonomous Unmanned Systems & Robotics conference held in Israel featured a variety of technologies designed to identify and take out unmanned aerial vehicles.