October 22, 2007

US military bases in Lebanon would be considered a hostile act.

The militant group Hezbollah warned against the alleged creation of US military bases in Lebanon, saying the foreign troops would be treated as "occupation forces." Hezbollah's guerrilla warfare forced Israeli troops to end 22 years of occupation in southern Lebanon in 2000. The pro-Syrian Lebanese newspaper As Safir reported that Washington had lodged an official request with the Beirut government for the creation of US army bases in Lebanon. Although the Lebanese government denied the information the same day, Hezbollah continued to warn against any such alleged plans. Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem said the creation of US military bases in Lebanon would be considered a "hostile act."

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