The chief of United Nations peacekeeping forces, Alain Le Roy, has told the Security Council that a series of explosions in southern Lebanon on July 14 most likely came from an illegal Hezbollah arms cache. He gave a speech behind closed doors on Thursday, and reporters obtained copies on Friday. Mr. Le Roy, left, said there were “a number of indications” that the ordnance was Hezbollah’s, including reports from the Lebanese Army that the civilians who rioted to prevent United Nations peacekeepers from investigating were Hezbollah supporters. The cache included mortars, AK-47s, artillery shells and 122-millimeter rockets. Mr. Le Roy said the weapons were a “serious violation” of the Security Council resolution that ended the 34-day Israel-Lebanon war in 2006.
Hizballah has blamed the blast on a previously unexploded cluster bomb dropped by Israel in the 2006 War.
Meanwhile, alleged Hizballah militants are facing terrorism charges in Egypt. Hizballah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah admitted that one of those arrested was a Hizballah agent, but dismissed the charges stating that the whole operation was to smuggle weapons into Gaza and not to commit acts of terrorism.
A few months ago, I wrote about the early stages of the conflict in Ukraine through the lens of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. While it appears likely that the war will carry on into the foreseeable future, enough time has passed for us to make an honest assessment of each side’s relative […]
The Ukrainian Army has made dramatic strides in the last few weeks. Ukraine’s tactical commanders have outfoxed their Russian counterparts, and by issuing a feint towards the south the UA has been able to earn substantial gains in the north of their country. The impact of these efforts have been compounded by the steady stream […]
In mid-May the Irish political party, Sinn Féin, won the plurality of seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly. Many American readers might not fully understand the significance of Sinn Féin’s political victory- but rest assured that subjects of the United Kingdom and a wide range of political movements the world over have heard the message […]
The first wave of the Russian offensive in Ukraine has fallen short of Russian autocrat Vladmir Putin’s ambitions. Most analysts deduced that Putin had hoped to achieve a decapitation strike of the Ukrainian government- taking Kiev and replacing Ukrainian President Vladimir Zolinski with a pro-Kremlin voice. Kiev has been threatened repeatedly through the course of […]
On the weekend of March 26th, the notorious MS-13 gang went on a massive killing spree in El Salvador which left more than 70 people dead by Sunday. Even for a country where powerful gangs hold massive sway, this recent tragedy stands out considering that it was the bloodiest day on record since the civil […]
