Here’s a useful guide done by Joshua Keating and Chris Kirk to explain who’s on whose side in the Middle East. For some reason, Lebanon does not exist on their list but Hezbollah is mentioned.
You can check out the full chart [Here].
Here’s a useful guide done by Joshua Keating and Chris Kirk to explain who’s on whose side in the Middle East. For some reason, Lebanon does not exist on their list but Hezbollah is mentioned.
You can check out the full chart [Here].
Lebanon
Al qaeda,isis,israel: enemies
iraq, palestine: friends
Hezbollah, syria, Ksa, usa, egypt, hamas, iran, turkey: complicated
Reasons
Israel: attacked us 2006
Isis: want to rule lebanon iron fist
Al qaeda: want jihad
Hezbollah: protecting us from enemies yet fighting a war we dont want and some believe weapons should be handed to army
Syria: want war to end..too many refugees to handle
Egypt, turkey: mixed reception, past problems
Iran, ksa, usa: lebanon divided on this matter..some consider usa enemy for arming israel..some consider ksa for arming isis, some consider iran for helping hezbollah retain the power
Iraq: never caused us harm
Palestine: feel empathy towards their struggles
Hamas: some support them protecting themselves against israel, some believe should hand weapons to state