[92461] The Battle for Hezbollah's Strategic Headquarters: What is Hidden in the Ali al-Tahar Ridge?

The Battle for Hezbollah's Strategic Headquarters on the Ali al-Tahar Ridge

For about a week, fierce battles have been taking place around the Ali al-Tahar ridge area in southern Lebanon, a target that reports indicate is one of Hezbollah's most important underground headquarters. 301 World News and Carmel News, which report from a perspective aligned with Israeli security interests, note that the organization itself calls facilities of this type "Imad" – named after the organization's assassinated Chief of Staff, Imad Mughniyeh.

Debate Over the Facility's Identity

Commentator Hananel Aviv raises the possibility that this is the "Imad 5" facility, which is adapted for the static launch of heavy rockets from vertical shafts equipped with launch rails (according to 301 World News). However, Lebanese sources claim that it is actually the much larger and more complex "Imad 4" facility (according to 301 World News).

A Monstrous Infrastructure in the Heart of the Mountain

According to Lebanese sources cited in 301 World News, it is a "monstrous complex" that was built over 12 years, including:

• A tunnel network that allows for the free movement of heavy trucks and rocket launchers.


• Advanced command and control infrastructure.


• A fortified underground field hospital designed for long-term stays.

The commentary emerging from the reports is that the site's fall into IDF hands would constitute a "strategic blow to the organization," as it is a project built with inspiration from the underground "missile cities" of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.