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    US military aid to Lebanon on hold amid unprecedented protests

    by Nabih Bulos and Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times Nov 28, 2019 3 minutes

    BEIRUT - As Lebanon convulses under an unprecedented wave of anti-government protests, U.S. security assistance to the country's army - viewed as a guarantor of stability - remains suspended by the Trump administration with little explanation, even as Lebanon teeters towards a financial and security meltdown.

    The military assistance, worth $105 million in materiel and ammunition for the Lebanese Armed Forces, has been in limbo for months pending approval from the Office of Management and Budget. But it has taken on renewed significance

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