Lebanese army makes strides in Tripoli - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
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A well-informed military source affiliated with Hezbollah, which is also fighting these jihadist organizations at home, in Syria and in the Bekaa Valley, told Al-Monitor on condition of anonymity, “Today, one can confidently say that the Lebanese army is the most powerful force on the ground.”
He added, “How did Hezbollah benefit from its missile arsenal in its battle against Jabhat al-Nusra and other jihadist factions? Hezbollah has spent years preparing for a certain type of battles, and today it is facing a battle on a completely different level. The party used to lead guerrilla wars against Israel, while today these same wars are being waged against it. … The party has lost to a great extent the freedom to take an initiative and make a choice on the battlefield.”
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