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Nicholas Blanford

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Israeli attacks inside Syria risk widening war

By Christa Case Bryant and Nicholas Blanford | 05/06/13

Israel as well as Syria and its Lebanese-ally Hezbollah all have little interest in a wider conflict. But as Israel grows more assertive across its borders, the chance of a miscalculation is on the rise.

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Israel shoots down drone, Hezbollah denies it's theirs

By Nicholas Blanford | 04/26/13

The Shiite militant group in Lebanon has sent drones over Israel in the past, linking their use to Israeli violations of Lebanon's airspace.

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Syrian rebels intensify rocket attacks into Lebanon

By Nicholas Blanford | 04/22/13

Rebels fighting the Syrian government are shelling villages on the Lebanese side of the border in order to curb a Lebanese group's efforts to help the Syrian regime.

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Tit-for-tat kidnappings bring Syria's war into Lebanese backyards

By Nicholas Blanford | 04/02/13

In northern Lebanon, the kidnapping of a member of the powerful Shiite Jaafar clan has created yet another arena for Sunni-Shiite tensions fomented by Syria's unrest.

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All signs point to no lethal chemical weapons attack in Syria

By Nicholas Blanford | 03/21/13

As the Syrian regime and rebels trade accusations of an alleged lethal chemical weapons attack yesterday, chemical weapons experts say there is no evidence that attack occurred.

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Obama arrives in a Middle East upended since his 2009 visit

By Christa Case Bryant, Scott Peterson and Nicholas Blanford | 03/20/13

President Obama arrived in Israel today for a regional visit in which he will have to juggle three rapidly ticking time bombs: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Syria's war, and Iran's nuclear program.

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Syrian rebels seize UN peacekeepers in Golan

By Nicholas Blanford | 03/07/13

Syrian rebels are holding about 20 UN peacekeepers who monitor the Israel-Syria border in an attempt to force the withdrawal of Syrian Army forces from a nearby village.

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Lebanese military seals off a town involved in Syrian rebellion

By Nicholas Blanford | 02/11/13

The Lebanese military has surrounded the town of Arsal after a deadly gunbattle between troops and residents. The tensions are linked to the conflict in neighboring Syria.

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Bulgaria blames Hezbollah for 2012 bombing, refueling terrorist listing debate

By Nicholas Blanford | 02/06/13

The European Union has long been under pressure from Israel and the US to list Lebanese militant group Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.

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Video appears to show Hezbollah and Iraqi Shiites fighting in Syria

By Nicholas Blanford | 01/21/13

The video's production and open dissemination highlight how fighters outside Syria are jumping into the fray — and growing more bold about showing it.