US delivers rifles to #Lebanon in arms aid deal
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A shipment of 1,000 light war rifles arrived in Lebanon from the United States this week as part of a deal between the American and Lebanese armies, the Lebanese military said in a statement Thursday. The rifles are part of a US aid program to Lebanon’s military. The program most recently delivered 21 military buses to the #lebanese_army in April, according to the Lebanese National News Agency. The shipment arrived exactly one month after a meeting between Lebanese army chief Jean Qahwaji and US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns to discuss American aid for the Lebanese army. read more