Category: Shiites
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Nasrallah’s funeral was Hezbollah’s desperately needed lifeline
MENASource March 5, 2025 • 11:02 am ET David Daoud Hezbollah is in a crisis. The group suffered an unprecedented drubbing by Israel, which decimated most of its arsenal, eliminated a substantial number of its fighters, and killed its iconic Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah. Hezbollah faces near-total Israeli freedom of action in Lebanon, growing skepticism about…
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The Sulieman-402: Far From Magnificent
It seems odd to believe that Tehran has adopted old American M60’s and endowed them with a more regionally fitting name, however, the history and performance of this MBT are more than meets the eye. The United States military retired the Cold War-era M60 tank from front-line service in 1997, but it remains in operation…
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Lebanese Armed Forces infiltrated by Hezbollah loyalists
A new Alma Research and Education Center report reveals alarming details about the Lebanese Armed Forces deployed in southern Lebanon, warning of its increasing “Shiitization” and cooperation with Hezbollah. The report questions the force’s ability to enforce the ceasefire agreement. Meanwhile, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun attempts to convince the international community that “Only the state…
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Sudan Is Iran’s Opening for a Foothold in the Red Sea
Iran is directly supporting the Sudanese army as it seeks to take advantage of the civil war in Sudan to establish a permanent foothold in the Red Sea. The Red Sea is vital to the global economy, carrying 15% of global maritime trade and 12% of seaborne oil through the Suez Canal, which connects the…
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Lebanese Armed Forces infiltrated by Hezbollah loyalists
A new Alma Research and Education Center report reveals alarming details about the Lebanese Armed Forces deployed in southern Lebanon, warning of its increasing “Shiitization” and cooperation with Hezbollah. The report questions the force’s ability to enforce the ceasefire agreement. Meanwhile, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun attempts to convince the international community that “Only the state…
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Sudan Is Iran’s Opening for a Foothold in the Red Sea
Iran is directly supporting the Sudanese army as it seeks to take advantage of the civil war in Sudan to establish a permanent foothold in the Red Sea. The Red Sea is vital to the global economy, carrying 15% of global maritime trade and 12% of seaborne oil through the Suez Canal, which connects the…
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How a Saudi Atheist Became a Killer
Two months before the German elections, on Dec. 20, 2024, a black BMW X5 plowed into a Christmas market filled with families out shopping for the holidays in Magdeburg, Germany, about 150 miles west of Berlin. At least five people, including a child, were killed, and nearly 300 others were injured. The perpetrator, who surrendered…
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Mourning Hassan Nasrallah
When I was a child, my mother took me to see the pope. Pope John Paul II came to Lebanon in 1997, and our mother insisted we join the thousands that lined the streets to meet him. It was important to her that we witness this historic day and see the splendor of God’s ordained…
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Mourning Hassan Nasrallah
When I was a child, my mother took me to see the pope. Pope John Paul II came to Lebanon in 1997, and our mother insisted we join the thousands that lined the streets to meet him. It was important to her that we witness this historic day and see the splendor of God’s ordained…
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Thousands of supporters of Hezbollah’s slain leader Nasrallah fly into Beirut for his funeral
BEIRUT — Nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike , thousands of supporters of the longtime leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group have flown into Beirut for Hassan Nasrallah’s funeral on Sunday. Nasrallah was killed on Sept. 27 when Israel’s air force dropped more than 80 bombs on Hezbollah’s main operations…