Rockets Explode Near Lebanon's Presidential Palace

At least two rockets slammed into an area south of Beirut that houses the Defense Ministry and presidential palace on Thursday night, Lebanon’s state-run news agency reported.

It was not immediately clear who fired the rockets or from where. Eyewitnesses said one rocket fell only a few meters from an entrance to the presidential palace, according to the Associated Press.

Though nothing is yet confirmed, the incident may have something to do with the ongoing civil war in neighboring Syria which has spilled into Lebanon on more than one occasion.

Since the Syria civil war began more than two years ago, Syria-related tensions have soared in Lebanon, deepening sectarian rifts between Sunnis and Shiites.

Shiite Hizbullah openly supports the Assad regime and fights along his forces, while the Sunni-dominated opposition backs the rebels fighting it.

Several weeks ago, four members of Hizbullah were wounded in an ambush that targeted one of the group's convoys on an east Lebanon highway bordering Syria.

That incident came a week after after a car-bomb ripped through a Hizbullah stronghold in a suburb of the Lebanese capital Beirut, wounding dozens of people.

The Liwa'a 313 Brigade, a faction of the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA), claimed responsibility for the bomb attack, lashing out a Lebanon for actively assisting Hizbullah. ....

Thanks Eleutheria5.

Hizbullah Sets Up Banner Saying ‘We Are Coming’ on Border with Israel
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/92789-hizbullah-sets-up-banner-saying-we-are-coming-on-border-with-israel

Hezbollah linked to Burgas bus bombing in Bulgaria
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21342192

Suspect in Burgas bombing flew to Lebanon before blast
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2013/08/01/Suspect-in-Burgas-bombing-flew-to-Lebanon-before-blast.html

Hezbollah aims to ignite wars: Ahmad Hariri
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2013/Aug-01/225912-hezbollah-aims-to-ignite-wars-ahmad-hariri.ashx

Suleiman Says Only State, Army Should Decide on Defending the Nation
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/92702-suleiman-says-only-state-army-should-decide-on-defending-the-nation

from the Pot/Kettle desk:

Hezbollah calls on parties to distance Lebanon from regional crises
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2013/Aug-01/225935-hezbollah-calls-on-parties-to-distance-lebanon-from-regional-crises.ashx

from Hizbollah’s criminal alliances:

In Syria, Signs of Civilian Massacre
Residents in Bayda Say Toll Hit Hundreds, Including Children
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324354704578637923366819536.html

the scumbags at The Daily Beast must have FR nicks?

Al Qaeda’s Play for Lebanon
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/07/29/al-qaeda-s-play-for-lebanon.html

and the disintegration continues:

Why Turkey and Iran Oppose the Military Coup in Egypt
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alparslan-akku/why-turkey-and-iran-pppos_b_3686413.html

Huge explosion rattles Syrian city of Homs, while Assad vows army will win war
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/08/01/syria-assad-lauds-his-army-says-will-win-war/

Report: Ammunition depot explosion kills at least 40 in Syria
http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/01/world/meast/syria-civil-war/?hpt=hp_t2

Who controls what in Syria since the fall of Qusair?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23530792

Syria lies in pieces and will not be fixed
http://gulfnews.com/opinions/columnists/syria-lies-in-pieces-and-will-not-be-fixed-1.1215845

Tur(n)k(oat)ey:

Turkish police prevent injured child’s parents from speaking
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/31/world/europe/turkey-parents-police/

Turks harbour mixed feelings about Erdogan in wake of Gezi protests
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/turks-harbour-mixed-feelings-about-erdogan-in-wake-of-gezi-protests-1.1479928

Slam slurs by Erdogan, House committee urges Turkey’s Gul
http://www.jta.org/2013/07/31/news-opinion/politics/house-foreign-affairs-committee-appeals-to-gul-on-anti-semitic-statements

Turkey Stalls on Reconciliation With Israel
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/07/ankara-reconciliation-jerusalem.html

I think the muslims put a lot of things on hold over Ramadan....it’s suppose to be a Holy time.... but of course ‘on their terms’ as we saw all the deaths this month in Egypt and elsewhere.

I can only speak for Egypt and it’s border countries, as I’ve pretty much lost all other news doing this .....but I can say everyones very touchy in that area now....doesn’t take much for tempers to flair....it’s all like the calm before the storm and anxieties are high....so much the pharmacists are having a run on sleeping pills and anti-anxiety pills in Egypt!

As for ObOZ0”zz birthday....who the heck cares...he’s absent all the time anyway ....and the International Leaders see him just that way.

BTW I stopped trying to ping you...sheesh it just doesn’t go no matter how I write your name.

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