Tag Archives: Golan Heights

The Trump administration is seeking to expand the mandate of U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon so they investigate any violations by the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah on the shared border with Israel. Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said Monday that she would look for “significant …

By Dr. Haytham Mouzahem*  What are the reasons for Israeli silence regarding the battle to liberate the mountains of Arsal and the West Qalamoun? How does Israel view the growing military capabilities of Hezbollah and its enhanced combat profile in Syria? Israel’s noteworthy silence over the battle of the Arsal …

THE LEVANT – Clashes erupted between al-Qaida-linked Syrian rebels and U.N. peacekeepers in the Golan Heights on Saturday after the militants surrounded their encampment, activists and officials said, as the international organization risked being sucked further into the conflict. Other U.N. peacekeepers were able to flee from a different encampment that …

THE LEVANT – Syrian armed groups, some of whom are linked to Al-Qaeda, captured 43 UN peacekeepers on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights on Thursday and surrounded 81 others, the UN said. The 43 peacekeepers from Fiji were forced to surrender their weapons and taken hostage near the …

THE LEVANT – Syrian activists say government warplanes are targeting rebels near the country’s frontier with Israel in the Golan Heights, a day after opposition fighters captured a crossing point there. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the Syrian airstrikes struck several areas near the border in Quneitra province, …

  THE LEVANT EXCLUSIVE – Beirut Correspondent – Israeli military sources  reported that three rockets have been fired from South Lebanon over Israel’s northern city of Nahariya, according to the Israeli media. The Israeli army has responded by heavy artillery fire into Lebanon villages. Code Red sirens blared in Israel’s …