US President Donald Trump’s administration approved $230 million for Lebanon’s security forces this week as they push to disarm the once-powerful terror group Hezbollah, sources in Washington and Beirut say.
A Lebanese source familiar with the decision says the funding includes $190 million for the Lebanese Armed Forces and $40 million for the Internal Security Forces.
Democratic US congressional aides say the funds were released just before Washington’s fiscal year ended on September 30. “For a small country like Lebanon, that’s really, really significant,” one of the aides says on a call with reporters, requesting anonymity in order to speak freely.
The US State Department doesn’t respond to a request for comment. The funding was released at a time when the Republican president’s administration has been slashing many foreign assistance programs, saying that its priority in spending taxpayer dollars is America First.
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