Top Hezbollah Commander in Syria Killed in Explosion; Radical Salafis Blamed

Juan Cole / Truthdig May 17, 2016 Mustafa Badreddine, the Hezbollah commander responsible for Syria, was killed last Friday in an explosion near Damascus. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Surprise: Russia and Hezbollah Begin Military Withdrawal From Syria (Video)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Mar 15, 2016 Apparently, Russian President Vladimir Putin feels that he has accomplished his main goal in Syria, which was to shore up the Syrian government and prevent it from falling to the rebels. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Israel Frets That Iranian Troops Could Soon Be Nearby if Aleppo Falls and the Assad Regime Wins

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 9, 2016 Israeli officials are reportedly filled with anxiety and consternation about the possibility that the regime of Bashar Assad will conquer Aleppo with Russian and Iranian help before going on to reconstitute itself. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Syrian Army Agrees to Food Aid Deliveries to Starving Madaya (Video)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 10, 2016 The Syrian government agreed Thursday to allow humanitarian aid into Madaya and two other besieged towns near the Lebanese border northwest of Damascus. But it should do more. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Where Is Our Jeremy Corbyn?

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 14, 2015 The election of the socialist to head Britain’s Labour Party is a harbinger of the global revolt against neoliberalism, corporate tyranny and the U.S. war machine. It is time Americans join the fight. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Lebanon’s Shiite Hezbollah Slams Saudi Attack on Yemen (Video)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Apr 1, 2015 Hasan Nasrallah, the secretary-general of Hizbullah, Lebanese Shiite party-militia, weighed in on Friday on the Saudi intervention in Yemen. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why the Israeli-Hezbollah Tit for Tat Probably Won’t Turn Into a War

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 31, 2015 Last week an Israeli helicopter gunship targeted Hezbollah outposts in Syria southwest of Damascus, near the front with the rebel Support Front (Syria al-Qaeda), which controls the Golan Heights on the Syrian side. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Airstrike in Syria: Is Israel Trying to Help al-Qaida Fight Against Hezbollah and Iran?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 21, 2015 There are several questions around the Israeli helicopter gunship strike on Mazari` al-Amal in Syria’s Quneitra Province, which killed Hezbollah personnel and an Iranian general. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Pan-Mideast War Escalates as IS and al-Qaida Attack Hezbollah Outposts Near the Lebanese Border

Juan Cole / Truthdig Oct 7, 2014 There hasn’t been a regional war of this scope since the Gulf War. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Becoming Hezbollah’s Air Force

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 29, 2014 Waging endless war in the Middle East means not only turning old enemies into allies but exposing our inability to free ourselves from the mechanisms of violence and collapse. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Neo-Zangid State Erases Syria-Iraq Border, Cuts Hezbollah Off From Iran

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jun 23, 2014 With the alleged fall to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria of Qa’im on Saturday, and of Talafar a few days ago, the border between Iraq and Syria has now been effectively erased. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Skeptics of Obama’s Syrian Weapons Claims

BLANK Sep 1, 2013 This week we honor those who retain their commitment to truth in the face of easy answers, incomplete reporting and official misinformation, such as former Rep. Dennis Kucinich.Amid lingering but narrowing uncertainty about what happened in Ghouta, we honor those who remain skeptical of power in all its forms and sympathetic to the welfare of others. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )