Nikki Haley says UN commander in Lebanon ‘blind’ to illegal arms trafficking

Maj Gen Michael Beary says Unifil has found no evidence of weapons being illegally stockpiled in the areaUS ambassador Nikki Haley sharply criticised the UN peacekeeping commander in Lebanon on Friday, saying he is “blind” to the spread of illegal arms and reiterating a call for the force to do more about it. He says there is no evidence it is actually happening.With the peacekeeping mission up for renewal next week, the United States has been pressing to step up efforts to tackle what Haley describes as a “massive flow of illegal weapons” to Hezbollah-dominated southern Lebanon, where neighboring Israel has long complained the militant group operates with impunity. Continue reading…
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