US Ambassador to Lebanon David Hale revealed a new round of US military equipment would soon be delivered to the Lebanese military, citing the threat posed by ISIS against the town of Arsal, along the border with Syria.
Earlier this month, ISIS and other Syrian rebels briefly captured the town of Arsal, engaged in a several day battle with the Lebanese military. The fighting chased Syrian refugees from the area, with aid workers saying some 2,000 are stranded in the mountains nearby.
The Lebanese military is growing but poorly equipped and with little combat experience, as the nation has in recent decades mostly relied on Hezbollah to fight against incursions.
The size of the newly pledged US military shipment is unclear, but is believed to be much smaller than the $1 billion pledge announced by the Saudi government last week.
Horse shiiiiiiittttteeeee, if USG wants to stop the advancement of any terrorists groups in the region, the USG should start arming the legitimate governments of Syria where the USG/Saudis/Kuwaitis/English and others started the march of all terrorism in the world, the ISIS. The USG sticking with what has been the plan, divid Syria and Iraq to section where ISIS will create its stone aged regime as caliphate. Meanwhile the Saudis/Kuwaiti/English/Israel/USG oil companies will benefit from.
If USG wants for ISIS not to go anywhere they can start bombing the hell out of ISIS, like Bill Clinton, the English bombed Yugoslavia, like Bush fascism regime bombed Iraq. All that nonsense by the English/EU/Turkish Erdogan government and USG is to keep ISIS in Syria and in Iraq, they simply expending Saudis/UAE religious territories.
You fly with Emirats, Etihad, Turkish, Saudi, Kuwaiti airlines you pay for the growth of ISIS.
Hezbollah appears to be the central government of Lebanon, without them the country would literally come apart. Wonder why they are labeled a terrorist organization?
they are a party of the government but Lebanon still has a structure of government in place there and no without hezbollah lebanon would not come apart, little do you know my friend there is vast culture there and diverse in terms of creed, Hezbollah represent the shiite muslim while there are many in sunni population and lebanon also have christians.I have been there its a great place and it depends on your definition of terrorist, a person who uses terrorism in the pursuit of political aims. Hezbollah has in the past Defended lebanon against 2006 israeli air strikes which were well out of proportion however have been labelled terrorists because they had detained two isreali scouts that were prying beyond the border. it is important to note that war is a business game to in particular american government who support the rebels (al-nussra front) who now is involved with ISIS and now wants to support lebanon so that everyone can destroy each other while they take the black gold of oil and other resources but it will not happen as far as i know in terms of who is the most sane in the middle east its the citizens of lebanon. but hey thats just my opinion choice is up to you
Now isn´t that interesting – Lebanon will soon be fighting the ISIS on one side, while the Israelis once again create an excuse to occupy the other side of Lebanon. Do I see a pattern emerging? Does ISIS have secret allies in the area?
One has to wonder how many of those US-supplied weapons will find their way into Hezbollah arsenals. I'm not sure who would be a worse foe- ISIS or the IDF. At least Hezbollah knows the IDF can be defeated in pitched battle.