Tillerson warns region against using Lebanon as proxy for conflict
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 12:00 | 10 November 2017
- Modified Date: 06:46 | 10 November 2017
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday warned other countries and groups against using Lebanon as vehicle for a larger proxy fight in the Middle East, saying the United States strongly backed Lebanon's independence.
"There is no legitimate place or role in Lebanon for any foreign forces, militias or armed elements other than the legitimate security forces of the Lebanese state," Tillerson said in a statement released by the U.S. State Department.
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