Britain: Iran, Hezbollah Increasing Support For Assad

A car attacked by Syrian government forces, whom Hezbollah has been assisting. (AP/Aleppo Media Center, AMC)

British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Wednesday Iran and its militant Shi’ite Lebanese ally Hezbollah were “propping up” Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and giving him increasing support.

Britain Asks EU To Put Hezbollah Armed Wing On Terror List

REUTERS/Sharif Karim

Britain said on Tuesday it had asked the European Union to put Hezbollah’s military arm on its list of terrorist organizations, urging Europe to respond robustly to evidence of the Islamist group’s involvement in an attack that killed five Israelis.

Massing on the Heights

Hezbollah forces mass on Israel’s northern border
Israeli soldiers work on top of a tank in a position in the Israeli controlled Golan Heights / AP

Iran and its terror proxy Hezbollah are building a military force on Israel’s northern border in the Golan Heights in order to wage “popular resistance” against the Jewish state, according to a report released Tuesday.

Syria, Israel Exchange Fire On Golan Heights

Bashar al-Assad / AP

Syria said its troops destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into its territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Tuesday and warned that any attempt to violate its sovereignty would meet “immediate and firm retaliation”.

Threat from Within

U.S. military braced for surge in Taliban ‘insider’ attacks after recent statement
Burned bus after it collided with the wreckage of a truck that was attacked by Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan / AP

Taliban insurgents recently vowed to carry out new “infiltration” attacks aimed at killing and demoralizing U.S., allied, and Afghan military forces as part of the spring military offensive, according to U.S. officials.

Air Defenses Activated

Iran purports to unveil sophisticated domestically produced air defenses
Defense Minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi / AP

Iranian military leaders unveiled Monday a sophisticated new air defense system that they claim can “detect and track targets at low altitudes and automatically hit them,” according to state media reports.

Group: Hezbollah Suffers Big Losses In Syria Battle

Syrians inspect rubble of damaged buildings due to government airstrikes, in Qusair, Syria. The town has been besieged by regime troops and pro-government gunmen backed by Hezbollah. (AP)

About 30 Lebanese Hezbollah fighters and 20 Syrian soldiers and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have been killed in the fiercest fighting this year in the rebel stronghold of Qusair, Syrian activists said on Monday.

Under Fire

Iran pols blast Ajad's Holocaust denialism
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad / AP

JERUSALEM — Several candidates for the Iranian presidency have attacked outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for encouraging international scorn of Iran because of his denial of the Holocaust.

Calls for Benghazi Select Committee Mount

Law enforcement officers call for special investigation
Libya consulate / AP

More than 26,000 members of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) have come out in favor of creating a Watergate-style investigatory committee that would be tasked with determining the truth behind the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks in Benghazi, Libya.