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Where do the Lebanese armed forces fit into this?

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mids2019 · 23/09/2024 20:30

So Lebanon has an army of around 70 00/, a small airforce and a navy. Where does the Lebanese state and it's armed forces sit with current action?

Does Lebanon effectively view the south of the country as a non state, one governed or at least heavily influenced by Hizbollah?

It seems Lebanon and it's government is quite multi sectarian so I wonder if there are splits within the government currently?

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mids2019 · 23/09/2024 21:15

It's interesting and I do feel for Lebanon. It was on e a haven for Christian Syrians but the Christian population is only around 30%-40%. The Christians seemed to have emigrated during to persecution and poor economic standards.

It seems like militant Islamism has taken over swathes of the population leading to the conflict today. I am kind of guessing Hizbollah are ultimately all Muslim and the army may have more a mutisectarian mix.

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EasternStandard · 23/09/2024 21:08

There was some polling on the other thread on views in Lebanon re Hezbollah which might be useful

Re the army I can't see that wouldn't just end in a civil war, a bit like Sudan

I feel for the people of Lebanon, they have stated they do not want war but do not seem to have the structures in place to get the outcomes in their majority interest

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mids2019 · 23/09/2024 20:56

A weird question but would the Lebanese (or at least some of them) take an opportunity to get rid of Hizbollah if they become sufficiently weakened?

Hizbollah aren't bringing good things to Lebanon so could there be internal resistance to their continued presence?

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mids2019 · 23/09/2024 20:52

@queenofarles

I see so the state ultimately doesn't have the money to support it's army?

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queenofarles · 23/09/2024 20:45

There is No president ,No money , the government is corrupt, who do you think will help them fight back ?

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mids2019 · 23/09/2024 20:40

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_Armed_Forces#:~:text=The%20Lebanese%20Armed%20Forces%20(LAF,air%20force%2C%20and%20the%20navy.

All I can think of is that the LAF are only there to protect the state in its entirety. and so are in a strange constitutional position as not seeing the Israeli action as aggression and its civilians as long as the focus is on Hizbollah units....or what is the point of an armed forces ironically backed by the US.

Is it the case a lot of southern Lebanon is effectively a non state at least militarily

Lebanese Armed Forces - Wikipedia

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_Armed_Forces#:~:text=The%20Lebanese%20Armed%20Forces%20(LAF,air%20force%2C%20and%20the%20navy.

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mids2019 · 23/09/2024 20:30

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