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Ten years after Second Lebanon War, Hezbollah at a crossroad
[Jpost] TEN YEARS after the Second Leb War, Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Lebanese Shi’ite militia, is at a crossroad.In the fifth year of the civil war in Syria, which it is fighting on the side of the Assad regime, it is at the peak of its military power; but it is isolated politically and there are significant question marks over the implications of the emerging new order in Syria for its status and resiliency. The Second Leb War, which Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah described as a "divine victory," led in practice to 10 of the quietest years on the Israel-Lebanese border. This was partly a result of the deterrent balance Israel was able to impose through the 2006 war. But there were other contributing factors: Local developments in Leb itself and major regional events in Syria, Iraq and Leb kept Hezbollah from seeking confrontation with Israel in the Lebanese theater. Posted by: trailing wife 2016-05-29 |
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