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Lebanon – the STL verdict on the Hariri murder

On February 14, 2005, a 1000 kg explosion of TNT killed the Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and 21 others, including the Minister of Economy and the Prime Minister's bodyguards.…

August 26, 2020CTL, Gerta Zaimi, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Rafiq Hariri, Syria

Governance

Lebanon – hostage to a corrupt politics and to a pro-Iranian armed movement

August 4th is the day of what is called the Lebanese ground zero. The explosions were caused by the presence of 2750 tons of ammonium nitrate. The official thesis so…

August 12, 2020Gerta Zaimi, Hezbollah, Lebanon

Intelligence ops

Ammonium nitrate that exploded in Beirut might have been supplied for Hezbollah

Ammonium nitrate that caused explosion at the Lebanese port of Beirut, most likely arrived in Lebanon as a component for Hezbollah's explosives. Ammonium nitrate explosion at a warehouse in Beirut…

August 10, 2020GRU, Hezbollah, Lebanon

Geopolitics

Iran: in or out in Syria

The latest Israeli attacks on Syria on May 4 targeted the Mayadin area in the governorate of Deir el Zor where there is a greater movement by pro-Iranian militias and…

June 3, 2020Gerta Zaimi, Hezbollah, Iran, Syria

Peacekeeping Situation Reports

Not perfect but necessary – UNIFIL in Lebanon

In the Jerusalem Post about ten days ago was reported that the UN’s Israeli ambassador Danny Danon at a UN Security Council meeting said that "Israel is changing its mind…

May 12, 2020Gerta Zaimi, Hezbollah, Israel, Lebanon

Conflict Estimates

The drone’s strategy between Hezbollah and Israel

The New York Times from a few days ago reconstructs what happened in Syria on April 15th and reported in twitter images. An Israeli drone attacks a Jeep belonging to…

April 28, 2020Gerta Zaimi, Hezbollah, Israel, Lebanon

Conflict Situation Reports

Lebanon: The Liberation of Amer Fakhoury and Hassan Nasrallah

Amer Fakhoury is the one who will highlight a crack between Hezbollah's leadership and its base, what we had not been able to see in all the years of the…

March 24, 2020Hezbollah, Lebanon

Drug trafficking Estimates Terrorism

Russia contributes to the far-left forces, drug cartels and Islamists merger in Latin America

Cooperating closely with Iran and China Russia fully fell back into the Soviet Union pattern in performing its policy in Latin America. The Kremlin builds anti-American ideas in the region…

January 27, 2020ALBA, Cuba, Hezbollah, Latin America, Nicaragua, Russia

Conflict Situation Reports

US Embassy attack in Baghdad was coordinated with the Iraqi and foreign government

The attack on the US Embassy in Iraq is indicative of Tehran's hybrid operation involving foreign fighters. On December 31, nearly 10 passenger jets from Iran and several scheduled flights from Beirut…

January 3, 2020Hezbollah, Iran, Iraq, Russia, USA

Estimates

Russia is staking on the Hezbollah

Leader of the Lebanese Democratic Movement, Jacques Tamer, stated the need to significantly weaken the influence of the United States and Israel, that have deeply penetrated Lebanese politics with the…

November 22, 2019Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Russia, Syria, weaponizing

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