List of armed groups in the Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon

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A number of armed groups have involved themselves in the Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon.

Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon (17 June 2011 – 28 August 2017)[edit]

Lebanese Government Syrian opposition Syrian opposition and allies Syria Syrian Government and allies Islamic State Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Lebanese government

Supported by:

Syrian oppositionLebanon Anti-Syrian government militias:

Joint operations rooms:

Al-Qaeda affiliates:

SyriaLebanon Pro-Syrian government militias:

Syria Syrian Arab Republic

Supported by:

Other militias:

 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Surrendered (2013-17)

Supported by:

Notes[edit]

a The al-Nusra Front closely cooperated with ISIL between 2013 and 2014, were considered "frenemies" in 2015,[52] and became embroiled in open conflict with it in 2017.[citation needed]

Military situation in Lebanon, as of 9 June 2017.
  Controlled by the Lebanese Government
  Controlled by Hezbollah
  Controlled by the Free Syrian Army and allies
  Controlled by Tahrir al-Sham and allies
  Controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)

(For a more detailed map, see Map of the Lebanese insurgency)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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