THE UNITED STATES HAS ENCOURAGED SYRIA TO CONSIDER SENDING FORCES INTO EASTERN LEBANON TO HELP DISARM HEZBOLLAH, SOURCES BRIEFED ON THE MATTER SAY DAMASCUS IS RELUCTANT TO EMBARK ON SUCH A MISSION FOR FEAR OF BEING SUCKED INTO THE WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND INFLAMING SECTARIAN TENSIONS, THE SOURCES SAY

2026-03-17

THE UNITED STATES HAS ENCOURAGED SYRIA TO CONSIDER SENDING FORCES INTO EASTERN LEBANON TO HELP DISARM HEZBOLLAH, SOURCES BRIEFED ON THE MATTER SAY DAMASCUS IS RELUCTANT TO EMBARK ON SUCH A MISSION FOR FEAR OF BEING SUCKED INTO THE WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND INFLAMING SECTARIAN TENSIONS, THE SOURCES SAY