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Bookmark or Share- Is Turkey’s Military the World’s Latest Paper Tiger?Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took a formidable military and sought to remake it in his own image. One-in-five Turkish F-16 pilots ended up in prison; their replacements had a fraction of their imprisoned colleagues’ experien
- Iranian Regional Strategy Moves Forward While the West SleepsA short survey of events from some of the fronts in the multi-arena, multi-level conflict now underway in the Middle East: Earlier this week, Israeli fighter jets carried out missions against two sites in southern Lebanon – Mis al-Jabal and Tyre Harfa. IDF artillery forces hit targets in the Har Dov/Shebaa Farms area.
- Can the Lebanese End the Hezbollah Dystopia? - Middle East ForumThe most prominent example is the Shebaa Farms, a 22-square kilometer area at the foot of the Golan Heights. Shebaa has become a part of the liberation narrative and arena for repeated armed conflict between Hezbollah and Israel.
- Hezbollah’s Exposed Position Following IDF BombardmentThese contested areas include Ghajjar and the Mount Dov/Shebaa farms area. From the Israeli point of view, the problem is that diplomatic processes generally require concessions on both sides. The systematic violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, however, has come from the Lebanese/Hezbollah side alone.
- Has Hezbollah’s Rise Come at Syria’s Expense? - Middle East ForumIt has tried to preempt the Lebanese government from placing the Shebaa Farms under U.N. jurisdiction in the event that Israel withdraws from the territory. After failing on January 23, 2007, to grind transportation to a halt in its attempt to extend authority over the entire country, Hezbollah dropped its demand that the pro-Syrian opposition ...
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