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Israeli-Lebanese Prisoner Swap, Set for Tomorrow, Could Stir New Resentment
Nation & World
- July 15, 2008
A Lebanese militant convicted of murder will be traded for two Israeli soldiers who are possibly dead.
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The Bitter Politics of Prisoner Exchanges
By Larry Derfner -
Nation & World
- July 1, 2008
For Israelis, the angst over paying a high price for the return of captured soldiers, alive or dead.
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Lebanon May Attract Sunnis Seeking to Wage Jihad
By Mitchell Prothero -
Nation & World
- May 15, 2008
Fears in Beirut that recent Shiite attacks may set the stage for revenge violence this summer.
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Hezbollah's Growing Arsenal
News Desk
- March 4, 2008
As U.S. News reported in December, Hezbollah in Lebanon has been busy rearming since its 34-day war with Israel in August 2006. The Associated Press reported today that Israel recently told the United Nations that Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite movement designated a terrorist group by the United States, now has an arsenal that includes 10,000 long-range rockets and 20,000 short-range rockets in southern Lebanon.
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Slain Terrorist at Center of Noteworthy Incidents
By Kevin Whitelaw -
Nation & World
- February 13, 2008
Mughniyeh tied to 1983 Marine barracks bombing, hijacking, and attacks in Argentina.
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Hezbollah Rearms and Bides Its Time
By Mitchell Prothero -
Nation & World
- December 6, 2007
A buffer zone keeps fighters away from Israel's border
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