Lebanon’s short, sharp conflict, by Alain Gresh
An unexplained decision by the Lebanese government last month to challenge Hizbullah over its military capabilities provoked a Hizbullah-led alliance of militias to defeat those of the prime minister and a Sunni party. With the election of a new president, Michel Suleiman, the fighting ended, but Hizbullah’s participation in government is a blow for the US.
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Indexed under: Hizbullah, Lebanon, Monde Diplomatique, Nasrallah