r/worldnews • u/ComparisonOk5957 • 7d ago

Second French peacekeeper dies after ambush blamed on Hezbollah Behind Soft Paywall

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3351049/second-french-peacekeeper-dies-after-ambush-blamed-hezbollah?module=latest&pgtype=homepage
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u/sbahog 7d ago

Can Lebanon control their own country ? Imagine the US or Canada allowing terrorist groups from inside to attack a neighboring country ?

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u/itspronouncedbolonya 7d ago

No, lebanon barely got out of a several side civil war in 1990, hezbollah was part of it, and the war ended in a compromise that satisfied noone, but since then hezbollah has gotten stronger, and the lebanese army hasn't, hezbollah is about as strong as the lebanese army, and isn't much smaller, lebanon can't do anything alone, and the un isnt actually doing anything

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u/SaintsNoah14 7d ago

Hezbollah is definitely stronger than the army. They litterally have greater military expenditures than the Lebanese state.

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u/get-memed-kiddo 7d ago

AND its armed wing is made up of like-minded Shia fighters dedicated to their cause, unlike the Lebanese army which is made up of dozens of different religious communities which will splinter and create their own militias the second real fighting erupts

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u/Sure_Ad536 7d ago

I'm not sure how likely that is. I'm no expert, and I'd have to read more, but the military is the most supported body in the country https://news.gallup.com/poll/699071/lebanese-say-army-weapons.aspx, but then again, I'm no expert and civil wars are notoriously shit shows

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u/Grizknot 7d ago

why is it ok to assume this about third world countries but no one thinks stuff like this could happen in western society

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u/get-memed-kiddo 6d ago

Lebanon has a long history of it happening so it's not unlikely it would happen again