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Lebanon Is Pivotal For Syria’s Jihadists

Ali Hashem writes that Lebanon has been home to various jihadist groups since the 1990s, but that it wasn’t until the Sept. 11 attacks that the connection with al-Qaeda became clear.

A gunman stands near a picture of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat at Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp near the port city of Sidon in south Lebanon March 12, 2013. Ten people were wounded and one killed during clashes between the Fatah movement and radical Islamists that started on Monday.  REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTR3EW3X
A gunman stands near a picture of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat at Ein al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp near the port city of Sidon in south Lebanon, March 12, 2013. — REUTERS/Ali Hashisho

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