U.S. Personnel Embedded With Lebanese Forces, Raising Concern Of Hezbollah Penetration


(Worthy News) – A senior U.S. official disclosed this week that American personnel have been stationed in the Lebanese Armed Forces, or LAF, a contested fighting force that is closely aligned with the Iranian-backed terror group Hezbollah, according to testimony this week that has caused alarm in Congress and with regional experts.

David Satterfield, an acting assistant secretary in the State Department’s bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, informed Congress on Wednesday that the United States will continue to fund and arm the LAF despite mounting concerns it is being controlled by Hezbollah, which controls large swaths of Lebanese territory and its fighting forces.

Satterfield disclosed to the surprise of many on Capitol Hill that the United States has “personnel working closely with and in the Lebanese Armed Forces,” according to a transcript of his remarks. [ Source: Washington Free Beacon (Read More…) ]

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