Hezbollah a tough foe for Israel
2006-07-25 09:14:06
Figures released by the Israeli army show the pace of Hezbollah rockets raining down on Israel has not slowed, and the guerrillas are nowhere close to being neutralized.
Bombs kill more than 60 in Baghdad, Kirkuk
2006-07-24 09:00:10
Bombs killed more than 60 people and wounded more than 200 Sunday in Baghdad and the northern oil center of Kirkuk.
Sharp rise in Baghdad violence reported
2006-07-21 09:32:53
Bombings and shootings soared by 40 percent in the Baghdad area in the past week, the US military said Thursday. An American general said extremists were preparing "an all-out assault" on the capital in a decisive battle for the future of Iraq.
Israeli troops push into south Lebanon
2006-07-20 09:52:49
Israeli troops punched into south Lebanon on Wednesday as warplanes flattened houses and buildings including one thought to hold Hezbollah's top leaders.
Israeli general: Ground invasion of Lebanon a possibility
2006-07-18 14:41:55
Israeli forces are trying to curtail Hezbollah's ability to fire rockets into Israel, the army's deputy chief of staff said Tuesday, adding that a ground invasion into Lebanon had not been ruled out.
Gunmen kill at least 50 on market of Baghdad
2006-07-18 09:53:04
Gunmen sprayed grenades and automatic weapons fire in a market south of Baghdad, killing at least 50 people, mostly Shiites.
Lebanon reels as Israel hails 'moment of truth'
2006-07-18 08:43:29
Israeli jets pounded Lebanon with a new wave of deadly air raids, sending the death toll from its six-day offensive above 200.
Israel flattens Hamas offices
2006-07-17 08:58:27
An Israeli air strike flattened the Palestinian Foreign Ministry building in Gaza City on Monday, part of a campaign against the Hamas militant group and the government it controls.
Missile hits civilian boat off Lebanon-Israel
2006-07-15 08:46:00
A missile fired at an Israeli naval vessel off Lebanon hit a civilian boat, possibly from Egypt, the Israeli army said on Saturday.
Israel blasts Beirut's airport, highways
2006-07-14 11:29:29
Israel unleashed a furious military campaign on Lebanon's main airport, highways, military bases and other targets Thursday, retaliating for scores of Hezbollah guerrilla rockets that rained down on Israel and reached as far as Haifa, its third-largest city, for the first time.
Israel strikes south Beirut
2006-07-14 11:05:32
Israeli forces on Friday bombarded several strategic installations in Beirut's southern suburb where Hezbollah has its headquarters, Lebanese security sources said.
Lebanon says it doesn't control Hezbollah
2006-07-14 08:44:05
Israel has held Lebanese leaders responsible for Hezbollah's capture of two soldiers, but the government here says it has no real control over the guerrillas — and taking action to rein them in could tear the country apart.