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Hizballah shops for anti-tank missiles in Moscow DEBKAfile Exclusive Report November 2, 2008, 10:36 AM (GMT+02:00) Kornet-E: Russian vehicle-mounted anti-tank missile A Hizballah mission, which arrived in Moscow Tuesday, Oct. 28, was taken around Russian state of the art anti-tank missile factories, including KBP in the town of Tula southwest of Moscow,DEBKAfile’s exclusive military sources report. The Lebanese visitors were treated to a live fire demonstration of various types of missile. They then ordered 3,000 missiles of different types and returned home Saturday, Nov. 1. Tehran is footing the bill.  More...

Netanyahu Remodels Likud, Builds Shadow Cabinet DEBKAfile Exclusive Report November 1, 2008, 9:53 AM (GMT+02:00) Likud leader Binyamin Netanyahu off to a fresh start? Binyamin Netanyahu plans to contest the February 10, 2009 general election at the head of a remodeled Likud party and a star-studded leadership. He is angling for Benny Begin, Yair Shamir, Dan Meridor and Nathan Sharansky. Former chief of staff Moshe Yaalon as defense minister and Meir Dagan and Gaby Ashkenazi in place as Mossad director and IDF chief will address Iran’s nuclear challenge. Read more in DEBKAfile’s Exclusive Report below.  Full article Lebanon reportedly unmasks “Mossad” network spying also on Syria DEBKAfile Special Report November 1, 2008, 9:54 AM (GMT+02:00) Mughniyeh's bombed car in Damascus The Lebanese As-Safir reported Saturday, Nov. 1, that the suspected head of a Mossad spy ring was picked up at his home in the Lebanese Beqaa Valley W. Lebanon, with several family members, after lengthy surveillance in Lebanon and Syria. He is not named in the report. Investigators are digging for a connection between the alleged Mossad spy ring and the assassination of Hizballah military chief Imad Mughniyeh. More... Syrian 3rd Army moves south from Iraq border to face Lebanon and Israel DEBKAfile Special Report October 31, 2008, 11:56 AM (GMT+02:00) Syrian border patrol heads south According toDEBKAfile’s military sources, the removal of Syrian forces is intended to punish the US twice for last Sundays’ commando raid in northern Syria. First, the 8th Army’s removal opens the Iraqi border open to the free passage of al Qaeda, Fatah al-Islam and Iraqi insurgents for attacks on US forces in Iraq. Second, Syrian troops are now massed in position to bring military pressure to bear on US allies in South Lebanon and Israel.  More...