Lebanon, Iran and military support for Lebanese Army

Secretary-General of the Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani paid today (30/9/14) a visit to Beirut during which he stated that his country would donate military equipment to the Lebanese Army to help it fight Takfiri extremist groups on the border with Syria.

The following 451-word report sheds light on his statement and tells what about the other objectives of his visit to Beirut.

[Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/40 – October 3, 2014)]