U.S. plans to reroute $67 million in aid towards Lebanon's armed forces


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  • Saturday, 29 Jan 2022

FILE PHOTO: An army soldier helps a schoolgirl get to her parents, after a gunfire erupted in Beirut, Lebanon October 14, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir//File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to reroute $67 million of military assistance for Lebanon's armed forces to support members of the military as the country grapples with financial meltdown.

According to a notification sent to Congress, the State Department intends to change the content of previously appropriated foreign military funding for Lebanon to include "livelihood support" for members of the Lebanese military, citing economic turmoil as well as social unrest.

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