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From the Liveblog of
Monday, February 27, 2017
From the Liveblog of
Monday, February 27, 2017
US general talks military aid on Lebanon visit
BEIRUT — The commander of US forces in the Middle East meets with top officials in Lebanon to discuss American military aid and other efforts to contain the fallout from the civil war in neighboring Syria.
Army Gen. Joseph Votel, the head of US Central Command, meets with Lebanese President Michel Aoun, Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Defense Minister Yaacoub Sarraf upon his arrival in Beirut on Monday.
In this photo released by the Lebanese Government, Lebanese President Michel Aoun, right, meets with US Central Command Chief Gen. Joseph Votel, center, and US Ambassador to Lebanon Elizabeth Richard, left, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016. (Dalati Nohra/Lebanese Government via AP)
Votel does not make any public comments in the Lebanese capital. The US has been speeding up delivery of ammunition to help Lebanon’s military combat jihadi groups near the border with Syria.
Washington has provided more than $1 billion in military assistance to Lebanon since 2006.
Copyright 2017 The Associated Press.
