Axis of Resistance

Geagea Calls Out the Axis of Resistance: Masks Fell Off

The leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF) Samir Geagea affirmed on Wednesday that “with each new presidential initiative, the masks fall off.” He stated that the Axis of Resistance does not want a dialogue. Instead, all it seeks through repeated calls for dialogue is an attempt to divide those who do not want their candidate by trying to ...

First Attack on US-base in Syria Since January

Rockets have been fired at US forces in Syria on Sunday, in the latest rocket attack targeting the US coalition. Rockets were fired late Sunday from northern Iraq at a military base in Syria housing a US-led coalition, according to Iraqi security forces. The anti-jihadist coalition said one of its fighter jets in Iraq had "destroyed a launcher ...

Iran Ally Syria Strives to Stay Out of Gaza War

Syria has avoided getting embroiled in the Gaza war, experts said, despite a strike on Iran's Damascus consulate, blamed on Israel, that threatened to ignite a regional conflagration. The government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is seeking to strike a delicate balancing act between Russia and Iran, which have propped it up during 13 years ...

Iraqi Militants Warn They're Prepared to Fight Israel in Lebanon

As war rages in Gaza and threatens to spread to Lebanon, Iraqi militant groups warn they are ready to enter the fray against Israel and the United States. A field commander of the so-called Islamic Resistance in Iraq said there would be "escalation for escalation" in the event of a full-scale war in Lebanon. The commander, speaking to AFP on ...

Rockets Launched at US Military Base in Iraq

Several rockets were launched on Thursday against a base hosting troops from the US-led coalition in Iraq, security officials said. "Four rockets fell in the vicinity" of Ain al-Assad base in Anbar province, an Iraqi security source said. Another security official said an attack occured with "a drone and three rockets" that fell close to the ...

Resistance Axis Plans Joint but Limited Retaliation Against Israel

Iran and armed groups backed by it are preparing coordinated action meant to deter Israel but avert all-out war, sources and analysts said, after the killings of top Hamas and Hezbollah figures. On Wednesday, Iranian officials met in Tehran with representatives of the so-called 'axis of resistance' — a loose alliance of Tehran-backed groups ...

Is the Unification of Fronts a Realistic Approach?

  The slogan “unification of fronts” was popularized many years ago among the members of the “Axis of resistance,” or “Moumanaa axis,” which includes Iran, Syria, a number of Iraqi factions, the Houthis of Yemen, Hezbollah and the Islamic Jihad organization. Hamas, also a member, had distanced itself from the axis during the Arab ...