Lebanon in the Crosshairs of Jihadism

... influence of extremists in Lebanon, which required help for the Lebanese army from the international community. The Lebanese official position was clarified by Minister for Foreign Affairs Gebran Bassil in his interview with Al-Hayat in November 2014: "Lebanon is part of the international coalition against the Islamic State ... as well as other countries that are fighting against terrorism. Our position is to encourage the participation of everyone, not to be with some countries against others. This would cause an internal problem [coalition unity]. We want ...