Hezbollah - Lebanese Army Clash
For the second day in a row, government troops and Hezbollah terrorists clashed with each other in Lebanon, especially in the country’s capital Beirut. The Shiite terrorist organization ‘accused’ the government of declaring war on it, which sadly probably is not correct.
The heavy fighting between supporters of the pro-Western government, and members of Hezbollah, resulted in five deaths. At least ten individuals were (severely) injured.
The battle is between Sunnis who support their government, and Shiite radicals who support Hezbollah and Iran. Lebanon’s Christians have, thus far, declined to choose sides.
What happens in Lebanon is important because it is one of the few pro-Western and Democratic countries in the Middle East. If Hezbollah takes over, they will turn the country into a second Iran, which will cause tremendous problems for the country’s Sunni and Christian population and, of course, for the United States, Europe and Israel. If Hezbollah is successful, Israel will once again be surrounded by overly hostile nations.
Lebanon is not exactly a stable country. It has had civil wars in the past, and the current conflict could very well escalate into another civil war. That would cause more chaos in the region.
The country’s political crisis ‘deepened this week after the government announced it would dismantle a Hezbollah telecommunications network and reassign a Shiite army officer in charge of security at Beirut’s international airport.’
In response, Hezbollah’s leader Nasrallah said that his organization would do whatever necessary to protect its telecommunications network.
Hezbollah is quite influential and has a tremendous infrastructure to spread its propaganda. If the Lebanese government wants to fight this organization it has to dismantle this infrastructure first. Obviously both sides know this which is why the situation has become so critical, so fast.
Couldn’t this article at least TRY to be unbiased?