Rivals Tehran, Riyadh pledge billions to Lebanon’s army

Correction: A previous version of this article gave an incorrect figure for the size of Lebanon's military. It has 65,000 members, not 16,000.

Lebanese army soldiers carry their weapons during clashes with Islamist militants in Tripoli on Oct. 25. (Stringer/Reuters)

By Hugh Naylor November 4 at 11:54 AM
BEIRUT — Saudi Arabia and Iran have offered apparently competing aid packages to Lebanon’s small and modestly armed military as it confronts increasing attacks at home by militants with ties to extremists fighting in Syria’s civil war.
Rivals Tehran, Riyadh Pledge Billions to Lebanon’s Army by Thavam