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Thursday, February 15, 2018
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Tillerson: Hezbollah must cease foreign forays
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is urging Hezbollah to cease its activities abroad to help reduce tensions in the region.
Tillerson says it us unacceptable for a militia like Hezbollah to operate outside the authority of the Lebanese government.
Speaking at a joint press conference with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, an ally of the West who is at odds with Hezbollah, Tillerson says Hezbollah’s engagement in Syria has “perpetuated the bloodshed” in that country and threatens the security of Lebanon.
Earlier in the day, he met with key allies of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group including the president and parliament speaker.
— AP
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