, Trump has asked Syrian Al Qaeda to go to war against Lebanon for Israel.

 

Aaron Maté

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According to this report, Trump has asked Syrian Al Qaeda to go to war against Lebanon for Israel. I don’t know if it’s true, but the fact that it’s even possible speaks to what Jake Sullivan told Hillary Clinton back in 2012: “Al Qaeda is on our side in Syria.”

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Exclusive: The US has encouraged Syria to consider sending forces into eastern Lebanon to help disarm Hezbollah, but Damascus is reluctant to embark on such a mission for fear of being sucked into the war and inflaming sectarian tensions, sources said https://reut.rs/4sgpbPF

11:11 AM · Mar 18, 2026

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