Shiite militias

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Six pro-Iranian militiamen killed in airstrike near Syrian-Iraq border

Jun 28, 2020 @ 9:33Jul 15, 2020 @ 18:05 Diane Shalem 2961 Views Kataib Hezballah, Shiite militias, US air raid Abu Kamal

The six militiamen died in a raid conducted Saturday night, June 27, on a Syrian base that hosted pro-Iranian militiamen

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Pro-Hizballah prime minister’s appointment in Iraq brings top US general to Baghdad

Feb 5, 2020 @ 7:59Mar 2, 2020 @ 16:46 Diane Shalem 4177 Views Gen. Frank McKenzie, Hassan Nasrallah, Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi, Shiite militias, US forces in Iraq

US Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, US Mid-East commander, paid a quiet visit to Baghdad on Tuesday, Feb. 4, after Mohammed

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Iran sets up command center at Abu Kamal for attacks on US targets and Israel

Jul 10, 2019 @ 21:48Jul 21, 2019 @ 13:05 Diane Shalem 16445 Views Abu Kamal, Binyamin Netanyahu, F-35 stealthm fighter, Iran offensive, Shiite militias

The small east Syrian town of Abu Kamal near the Iraqi border is under close US military and Israeli surveillance.

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Largest-ever surface missile attack on Syria targeted 15 Iranian/Hizballah sites

Nov 30, 2018 @ 19:04Dec 10, 2018 @ 10:08 Diane Shalem 14792 Views 15 pro-Irainan targets, Hizballah, IRGC, Israeli missile attack on Syria, LORA, Shiite militias, Tamuz

For 75 minutes on Thursday night, Nov. 29, the IDF blasted Iranian, Hizballah and Syrian targets in its biggest ever

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Iran/Hizballah build new militias in Syria against northern Israel. What is Eisenkot missing?

Nov 21, 2018 @ 15:31Nov 29, 2018 @ 9:45 Diane Shalem 9428 Views Daraa. Quneitra, Golan, Hizballah, Iran, Lt. Gen. Gady Eisenkot, Shiite militias, Syria

Heads were scratched in many security circles on Monday, Nov. 20, when IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gady Eisenkot

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Iran masses troops for controlling Iraqi-Syrian routes. Soleimani hits defiant Iraqi Shiite militia 

Aug 22, 2018 @ 11:43Sep 1, 2018 @ 12:01 Diane Shalem 15068 Views Ayatollah Sistani, Iran, Iraq, Qassem Soleimani, Shiite militias, Syria

While the US and Israel confer on a military offensive against Iran in Syria, Iran’s Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani is

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Syrian/pro-Iranian column from Daraa heading to Syrian-Israeli-Jordanian border junction

Jul 9, 2018 @ 17:43Jul 10, 2018 @ 12:50 Diane Shalem 14872 Views Daraa, Hamat Gader, Hizballah, Netanyahu-Putin summit, Quneitra, Russian ceasefire, Shiite militias, Syrian operation, Syrian rebels

The army column is expected to reach Israel’s southern Golan border by the end of the week. On its way

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Iranian-Hizballah forces join Syria’s South offensive – contrary to Russian pledges

Jun 28, 2018 @ 10:34 Diane Shalem 10417 Views Daraa, Hizballah, IRGC, Israel, Quenitra, Russian forces in Syria, Shiite militias, Syrian operation

In breach of Russian guarantees to the US, Israel and Jordan, Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Shiite and Hizballah forces are taking

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Putin lands in Syria on unannounced visit to create false impression war is over

Dec 11, 2017 @ 14:07Dec 12, 2017 @ 17:48 Diane Shalem 11845 Views Russian Air Force, Shiite militias, Syria, Vladimir Putin

The Russian President Vladimir Putin’s airplane made a surprise landing Monday. Dec. 11, at the Russian Hmeimim air base in

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Pro-Shiite Militia Chiefs conferring on anti-Israel operations were targets of Israeli air strike in Syria

Dec 2, 2017 @ 20:04Dec 2, 2017 @ 20:11 Diane Shalem 16263 Views Al Kiswa, Israeli air strike, Shiite militias, Syria

An Israeli air raid early Saturday, Dec. 2 struck a group of pro-Iranian Shiite militia chiefs holding a secret conference

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