U.S. sends more arms to Lebanon
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NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - The United States sent more ammunition on Saturday to Lebanon, whose army is struggling to defeat a group of heavily armed Islamist militants holed up inside a Palestinian refugee camp.
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The United States has satisfied about 70 percent of the military&#39;s combat armored vehicle requirements in the Middle East and surrounding regions.
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As Lebanon's government tries to maintain its shaky grip on power, sources tell TIME that Tehran and Damascus are shipping weapons to the militant Shi'ite group
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Lebanonâs troubles are not principally about Islamic militancy, but some fear the country could attract more of it, especially from the Iraq war.
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Across the globe, at least 15 nations are considering sending troops to an eventual U.N.-mandated international force in southern Lebanon &#151; including Malaysia, Indonesia and Norway.
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Nearly 50 countries that could contribute the 13,000 new troops needed to expand the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon met Thursday amid concern over the ground rules and firepower the soldiers could use.
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SEVILLE, Spain  - The United States stepped up pressure on NATO allies on Thursday to send more troops to crush an expected Taliban offensive in the coming weeks.
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The United States on Monday offered rewards of up to $5 million each for a member of Lebanese Hezbollah and a member of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, both of which the United States regards as terrorist groups.
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The United States will send an additional force of about 3,200 Marines to Afghanistan this spring to help NATO troops and Afghan security forces confront rising Taliban violence, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
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Lebanon and Syria have announced that Damascus will pull back more of its troops from key positions inside Lebanon. A Lebanese Army statement Saturday said the move was a joint decision by both countries.
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NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Islamist militants fired Katyusha rockets at Lebanese villages on Friday in a further escalation of their 8-week-old battle with the army at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon.
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limit civilian casualties as it steps up attacks on its neighbor, a promise that fell short of Beirut&#039;s calls for a cease-fire.
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BAZOURIYA, Lebanon -- There are two faces to the UN force today in Lebanon, ensuring a cease-fire that ended 33 days of war with Israel. One has a certain swagger: more than 4,800 soldiers, 14 French battle tanks, four 155 mm artillery guns, 10 Italian amphibious assault vehicles, and an array of armored personnel carriers. The other is a contingent ...
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The United States will send an additional force of about 3,200 Marines to Afghanistan to help NATO forces combat Taliban militants and to train Afghan security forces, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
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TRIPOLI, Lebanon, June 1 -- Lebanese tanks and armored personnel carriers, backed by an artillery barrage, closed in on a radical Islamic faction based in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, collapsing a tattered cease-fire after a 13-day siege.
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France said on Thursday it was ready to   send an extra 1,600 troops to bolster a revamped U.N. force for   Lebanon, bringing the total French contingent to 2,000 and   making it easier to recruit other nations.
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The U.S. military is quietly expanding its network of small outposts worldwide to help fight terrorism in Middle Eastern and African hotspots, even as it prepares to send home tens of thousands of troops from ...