By BENEDETTA BERTI
Security in the north of Lebanon has deteriorated in the past few months due to sectarian fighting between the Sunni population and the Shia-Alawite community and recent terrorist attacks against the Lebanese armed forces in the area.
The latest attack on Sept. 29, a car bomb that exploded near a bus carrying Lebanese Army troops killing five people, has been followed by a great deal of speculation about the likely identity of the perpetrators. Analysts and politicians have put the blame on a lot of different parties, including Syria; Lebanese Sunni forces backed by Saudi Arabia, Hezbollah and Iran; and even al-Qaida.
And indeed, as Middle Eastern politics teaches us, there is a modicum of truth in all their explanations; although reality, as ever, is far more nuanced and complex, and involve both domestic and regional actors.
The area surrounding Tripoli has long been one of Lebanon's main security hotspots and a hub of activities by Salafist groups. Read more ...
Security in the north of Lebanon has deteriorated in the past few months due to sectarian fighting between the Sunni population and the Shia-Alawite community and recent terrorist attacks against the Lebanese armed forces in the area.
The latest attack on Sept. 29, a car bomb that exploded near a bus carrying Lebanese Army troops killing five people, has been followed by a great deal of speculation about the likely identity of the perpetrators. Analysts and politicians have put the blame on a lot of different parties, including Syria; Lebanese Sunni forces backed by Saudi Arabia, Hezbollah and Iran; and even al-Qaida.
And indeed, as Middle Eastern politics teaches us, there is a modicum of truth in all their explanations; although reality, as ever, is far more nuanced and complex, and involve both domestic and regional actors.
The area surrounding Tripoli has long been one of Lebanon's main security hotspots and a hub of activities by Salafist groups. Read more ...
Source: Middle East Times
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