HARIRI RECEIVES A “SLAP”The staunchly anti-Hezbollah Lebanese Forces, a Christian party, appears to have emerged as a big winner, nearly doubling its MPs to 15 from eight, according to the initial indications. Two of the 10 seats there were won by its opponents, one going to the Lebanese Forces and the other to Future. He led the Lebanese Forces militia in the last years of the civil war, during which he was an adversary of Aoun. Hezbollah has grown militarily more powerful since 2012, deploying its fighters to Syria and Iraq where it has fought in support of Iranian allies. Enhanced Hezbollah sway over Lebanon will likely alarm the United States, which arms and trains the Lebanese army.

Source: bd News24 May 07, 2018 08:37 UTC