Spotlight | Lebanon
Private US military consultants flock to bolster Lebanese military

The Pentagon has pledged an additional $230m in aid to the Lebanese army.
The Pentagon has pledged an additional $230m in aid to the Lebanese army. © Aline Lafoy/Hans Lucas via AFP
The Pentagon has pledged an additional $230m in military aid to Beirut, stepping up US support for the Lebanese military and intelligence services in their ambitions to disarm Hezbollah. Cooperation is centred on a team of consultants funded by the US Department of Defense, as well as the British and Canadian governments. [...]
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