As of 2024, the U.S. continues to provide significant financial support to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). This includes a recently announced $72 million aid package aimed at covering wages for the army and internal security forces. This assistance is part of a broader strategy by the U.S. to support the Lebanese military amid Lebanon's ongoing economic and political crises.
Historically, U.S. military aid to Lebanon has been a key component of its foreign policy in the region, with the intention of strengthening the LAF to counterbalance groups like Hezbollah. Over the years, this aid has totaled hundreds of millions of dollars annually, including funding for equipment, training, and other forms of military support.
The continued financial aid is crucial for Lebanon's stability, especially given the country’s severe economic challenges and the broader geopolitical situation in the Middle East [oai_citation:3,US reroutes $72 million in aid to Lebanon to pay wages for army, police | The Times of Israel](https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-reroutes-72-million-in-aid-to-lebanon-to-pay-wages-for-army-police/) [oai_citation:2,Why is the US increasing aid to the Lebanese army? | Responsible Statecraft](https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/06/07/why-is-the-us-increasing-aid-to-the-lebanese-army/) [oai_citation:1,US aid to the Lebanese Army continues amid political stalemate - Lebanon News](https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/news-bulletin-reports/725161/us-aid-to-the-lebanese-army-continues-amid-political-stalemate/en).
According to the Alma Center in Israel, “The Lebanese Army cannot (and may not want to) serve as Hezbollah’s blocking and balancing force. The thousands of soldiers stationed south of the Litani River have no impact on Hezbollah and cannot stop or impede the terrorist organization’s activities. A sizable proportion of its soldiers support Hezbollah. While the United States, France, the United Kingdom, and Germany provide financial, military, and logistical assistance to the Lebanese army, Shiite demographics increase the possibility of it becoming a Hezbollah proxy. According to our assessment, Assuming the current trend continues, Hezbollah will eventually acquire complete control of the Lebanon army.”
Very few media outlets are talking about this, but they should be — urgently.
While most of the world is distracted, U.S. troops are conducting live training exercises in Syria with the forces of the country’s new interim government, now led by Ahmed al-Sharaa — a man widely known as a former Al Qaeda affiliate.
Let that sink in.
Recent reports confirm that U.S. personnel at the Al-Tanf garrison have been training members of the so-called 70th Division, a unit formed from remnants of the Syrian Free Army, which now pledges loyalty to this new government. This comes right on the heels of a massacre of Druze civilians, allegedly carried out by those very same government-aligned forces.
Aiding the Next Generation of Jihadists?
This isn’t just a questionable policy — it could be morally catastrophic.
Druze communities, who have long sought neutrality in Syria’s civil war, were brutally attacked.
Christian populations in the region are living in fear, as radical factions become emboldened ...
Debunked: Following several accusations that Israel is causing famine in Gaza, COGAT has released drone footage of the hundreds of truckloads of supplies waiting to be delivered to Gaza by the UN. A statement accompanying the footage claims that 'There is enough food here to feed all of Gaza, if the UN ever came to pick it up.
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Israel is now on the verge of fully seizing Gaza City, the symbolic, political, and logistical heart of Hamas. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signaled a decisive move toward total military occupation of the city, with an estimated one million Palestinians still inside. This marks a critical turning point in the 22-month war against Hamas.
While global attention remains fixed on the war in Gaza, another front is heating up quietly but dangerously in the north. Hezbollah, long considered Iran’s most potent proxy, is under immense pressure from both the Israeli military and the Lebanese government. Yet, despite staggering losses and degraded capabilities, the group is signaling it may be preparing for a renewed offensive.
