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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Lebanese army to get $120 mln in US aid
2017-12-14
[Ynet] The United States, which wants to prevent violence spilling over from Syria into Leb, will give the Lebanese army $120 million more in aid to boost border security and counter-terrorism work, the US ambassador to Leb said on Wednesday.

Leb will get six MD 530G light attack helicopters, six Scan Eagle drones, and communication and night vision equipment under the new programmes, Ambassador Elizabeth Richard said after she met Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri.

The United States has given the Lebanese Armed Forces more than $1.5 billion in assistance over the past ten years, the Embassy has said previously.

The United States hopes to strengthen the Lebanese army to stop the spread of violence over the border from neighbouring Syria and help it become the sole military force defending the country.

Leb's Iran-backed Hezbollah group, which Washington regards as a terrorist organization, is a powerful military force in the country and also fights in Syria for Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad
Oppressor of the Syrians and the Lebs...
Leb hosts around 1.5 million Syrian refugees
Posted by:trailing wife

#4  cheap if they have GPS targeting installed
Posted by: Frank G   2017-12-14 20:47  

#3  Seems a waste to give them 120 megabucks of stuff only to have the IDF blow it all up.
Posted by: SteveS   2017-12-14 17:09  

#2  $120 mln to Hizballah
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-12-14 02:04  

#1  I expect an ROI of no Iranian influence for that change.
Posted by: newc   2017-12-14 01:41  

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