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Hezbollah torn between local, regional roles

In light of the raging regional crises, Hezbollah has been intervening outside Lebanon's border in support of its foreign allies in Syria, Iraq and elsewhere, raising controversy inside the country about the movement’s local and regional influence.

Lebanese Hezbollah supporters carry flags and gesture during a religious procession to mark Ashura in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Aziz Taher - RTSRWNQ
Lebanese Hezbollah supporters carry flags and gesture during a religious procession to mark Ashura in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Oct. 12, 2016. — REUTERS/Aziz Taher

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