Marhaba.

I live in Lebanon, Aley district. Israeli airstrike targets are at proximity of my location. Beirut, and particularly Dahieh, is completely visible from my balcony. There are also refugees sheltered in my town.

Other things to know about me: I am a leftist, and a legal and political writer.

P.S. I will answer anything (as it is with AMA posts), not only issues pertaining to the recent events.

  • Thorngraff_Ironbeard [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    Welcome Comrade! I hope you are doing well in these times. Unfortunately like most in the west I know very little about Lebanon in the modern era. Do you have any recommendations for books or other media on the subject? Another question is what is the situation with the Lebanese military, are they actively resisting at this time?

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      A good and not-so-long read would be “A History of Modern Lebanon” by Fawwaz Traboulsi, a Marxist professor.

      No, the army has never actively resisted since a very long time. I developed further on this matter in another reply.