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Lebanon election: Hezbollah leader declares 'victory'
Posted on 5/7/18 at 3:06 pm
Posted on 5/7/18 at 3:06 pm
Hezbollah's leader says the Iran-backed militant Shia group and its allies have achieved "victory" in Lebanon's first parliamentary elections since 2009.
Reuters news agency said a tally based on preliminary results showed Hezbollah and its allies had won at least 67 of the 128 seats in parliament. But the number of Hezbollah MPs was little changed at around 13.
It is designated a terrorist group by Western states and Israel, with which it fought a war in 2006, and several of its members are accused of being behind the 2005 assassination of Mr Hariri's father Rafik - himself a former Lebanese prime minister.
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More than a million refugees have fled to Lebanon since then, swelling the population by 25% and overwhelming public services.
Hezbollah has also sent thousands of its fighters to Syria to support forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in battles against predominantly Sunni rebel forces and the jihadist group Islamic State (IS).
Reuters news agency said a tally based on preliminary results showed Hezbollah and its allies had won at least 67 of the 128 seats in parliament. But the number of Hezbollah MPs was little changed at around 13.
It is designated a terrorist group by Western states and Israel, with which it fought a war in 2006, and several of its members are accused of being behind the 2005 assassination of Mr Hariri's father Rafik - himself a former Lebanese prime minister.
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More than a million refugees have fled to Lebanon since then, swelling the population by 25% and overwhelming public services.
Hezbollah has also sent thousands of its fighters to Syria to support forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in battles against predominantly Sunni rebel forces and the jihadist group Islamic State (IS).
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Posted on 5/7/18 at 3:07 pm to MrLSU
Strings cut
Clowns out
Iran next
Clowns out
Iran next
Posted on 5/7/18 at 3:08 pm to MrLSU
They really, really want Israel to send them to their virgins.
Posted on 5/7/18 at 3:11 pm to MrLSU
none of this is bad news
none of it
guess what religion the president of Lebanon is - he's a Christian
none of it
guess what religion the president of Lebanon is - he's a Christian
Posted on 5/7/18 at 3:12 pm to MrLSU
Brennan's getting moist.
Posted on 5/7/18 at 4:10 pm to MrLSU
Harari is Sunni, and among other things, he’s Riyads creature.
Amal is a traditional Shi’a movement, like Hezbollah.
Christians have become a major supporter of Hezbollah.
Amal is a traditional Shi’a movement, like Hezbollah.
Christians have become a major supporter of Hezbollah.
Posted on 5/7/18 at 4:14 pm to bamarep
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Strings cut Clowns out Iran next
why are you so hell bent on war with Iran?
Posted on 5/7/18 at 4:14 pm to Lima Whiskey
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Christians have become a major supporter of Hezbollah.
Unfortunately they make the trains run on time.
Posted on 5/7/18 at 4:16 pm to PsychTiger
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They really, really want Israel to send them to their virgins.
Yea remember what happened last time Israel tried to go balls deep into Lebanon......
Posted on 5/7/18 at 4:19 pm to Lima Whiskey
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Lebanon election: Hezbollah leader declares 'victory'
Harari is Sunni, and among other things, he’s Riyads creature.
The Saudi's dropped Harari back in November and offered no financial support to him at all. I'm wondering if they knowingly just created a ticking time bomb by pulling their support from him.
Posted on 5/7/18 at 4:21 pm to MrLSU
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The Saudi's dropped Harari back in November and offered no financial support to him at all. I'm wondering if they knowingly just created a ticking time bomb by pulling their support from him.
The Saudi's are idiots
Their one track Wahhabi mind can't see two steps forward.
Posted on 5/7/18 at 4:25 pm to MrLSU
warmonger media trying to stir shite up
Posted on 5/7/18 at 4:26 pm to PsychTiger
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They really, really want Israel to send them to their virgins.
May want to read up on that 2006 attempt.
Posted on 5/7/18 at 4:29 pm to Lakeboy7
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They really, really want Israel to send them to their virgins.
May want to read up on that 2006 attempt.
This. Israel screwed the pooch so bad in 2006. It was Hezbollah's sorta victory in that conflict that made them the de-facto government of that country for the last 12 years. 2006 united even the Christians behind Hezbollah, something that would have been unthinkable prior to the Israeli invasion.
Posted on 5/7/18 at 4:31 pm to Harry Rex Vonner
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guess what religion the president of Lebanon is - he's a Christian
from the Article:
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A power-sharing system stipulates that the prime minister should be a Sunni Muslim, the speaker of parliament a Shia and the president a Maronite Christian.
Posted on 5/7/18 at 4:37 pm to tigeraddict
yep
Posted on 5/7/18 at 4:38 pm to Lakeboy7
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May want to read up on that 2006 attempt.
Israel bombed the hell out Lebannon last time when they were unprepared militarily. I suspect if that were to occur again Lebanon's Shiite areas would be completely destroyed.
Posted on 5/7/18 at 4:53 pm to kingbob
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Israel screwed the pooch so bad in 2006. It was Hezbollah's sorta victory in that conflict that made them the de-facto government of that country for the last 12 years. 2006 united even the Christians behind Hezbollah
Agreed
I don’t think their reflexive militarism is doing them any favors, not anymore at least.
Their meddling in Syria has only made the Syrian government stronger, and its drawn Tehran further in.
They’re making their own problems worse at this point.
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