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Iraq's militia disarmament won't stop Iran using proxies across Middle East - analysis

Iran is activating allied militias in Iraq to launch drones at Saudi Arabia and Kurdistan, while threatening Jordan, Syria, Israel and US forces.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Security personnel stand guard on the day of a funeral procession for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, in Najaf, Iraq, July 8, 2026.
Drones displayed by Syria's Interior Ministry after authorities said they were seized during an operation that foiled an alleged cross-border weapons smuggling attempt near the al-Tanf border crossing with Iraq, July 16, 2026.

Damascus calls Hezbollah ‘terrorist militia’, partners with Iraq to stop arms smuggling

The ministry said specialized security units intercepted a suspicious vehicle near the Syrian-Iraqi border and discovered a cache of long-range missiles, guided anti-tank missiles, and drones. 

|ByRIZIK ALABI/THE MEDIA LINE
Syrian security forces seize a Hezbollah weapons shipment near the Syrian-Iraqi border, July 16, 2026.

Syria intercepts massive Hezbollah arms shipment hidden inside oil tanker from Iraq

"A search uncovered a cache of weapons that included long-range missiles, guided anti-tank missiles and drones," SANA reported.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri meets with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani in Beirut, Lebanon, July 2, 2026.

Syrian FM visits Beirut after Trump suggests Damascus should fight Hezbollah

The Syrian minister, Asaad al-Shibani, met Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on his first stop, and then headed for a meeting with the parliament speaker, Nabih Berri, an ally of Hezbollah.

|ByREUTERS

Israel unmasks new Hezbollah commander on Syrian Golan

Munir Ali Naim Shaiti said to have taken command in 2016 following assassination of Samir Kuntar.

OCTOBER 25, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM
MUNIR ALI NAIM SHAITI (circled) has been identified as Hezbollah’s leader on the eastern Golan Heights.

How Hezbollah came to dominate information warfare

Hezbollah’s television and video production is its extensive use of new media and information technologies, including a major Internet presence.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017ByCOLIN P. CLARKE
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah speaks to supporters on a screen

'Israel to occupy parts of south Lebanon in next conflict with Hezbollah'

Israeli withdrawal of its troops in 2000, after 22 years in south Lebanon, is still considered a victory for the Lebanese Shi'ite terror army.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM
IDF soldiers participating in the Or HaDagan Northern Command drill, September, 2017.

Lebanon exchanges IS militants for fallen soldiers

Islamic State will hand over one Hezbollah captive and the bodies of an estimated 8 Hezbollah forces in exchange for hundreds of IS militants.

AUGUST 29, 2017ByREUTERS
A Hezbollah fighter stands in front of anti-tank artillery at Juroud Arsal, the Syria-Lebanon border.

Russian military police deploy close to Israel's Golan to monitor safe zones

Moscow had informed Israel, the United States, and Jordan about the deployment.

JULY 25, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a tour of Mt. Hermon and Golan IDF positions.

Hezbollah says it seized strategic valley on Syria-Lebanon border

The offensive, launched on Friday by Hezbollah and the Syrian army, has so far focused on militants from al Qaeda's former Syria branch, previously called the Nusra Front.

JULY 24, 2017ByREUTERS
A Hezbollah member carries a mock rocket next to a poster of the group's leader, Hassan Nasrallah

Lebanon's Hezbollah, Syrian army advance in border offensive

The operation has targeted Sunni Muslim insurgents from the former Nusra Front, a group that was aligned to al-Qaida.

JULY 22, 2017ByREUTERS
A still image taken on July 21, 2017 from an undated footage by Hezbollah Military handout shows smoke rising at an unidentified location at the Syrian-Lebanese frontier.

Israel and Hezbollah: The battle before the battle

Today, the view in Israel is that the distinction between Hezbollah and the institutions and authorities of the Lebanese state has disappeared.

JULY 22, 2017ByJONATHAN SPYER
Lebanese army soldiers patrol on their armoured vehicle the Sunni Muslim border town of Arsal.

Hezbollah, Syria army launch offensive at Syrian-Lebanese border

Several thousand Syrian refugees are living in camps in Juroud Arsal, the area of the joint operation.

JULY 21, 2017ByREUTERS
A Lebanese soldier carries his weapon as he stands at an army post in the hills above the Lebanese town of Arsal, near the border with Syria, Lebanon September 21, 2016. Picture taken September 21, 2016.

This week in 60 seconds: Israeli jets hit Syria; Western Wall controversy

Got a minute? Here's the week in review.

JUNE 29, 2017ByJPOST.COM STAFF
The Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem