El Estado Islámico y Jabhat al-Nusra, ¿nuevos actores en el Líbano?
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2017
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Instituto Español de Estudios Estratégicos
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En el Líbano ha existido históricamente un contexto social que ha favorecido la aparición y el desarrollo del yihadismo suní, si bien constituyendo una tendencia demasiado débil para desafiar el statu quo. No obstante, la guerra civil siria ha modificado los equilibrios de poder, colocando a Hezbollah a la defensiva y erosionando el liderazgo suní a cargo del Movimiento de Futuro. Ello permite a los yihadistas libaneses cooperar con el Estado Islámico y Jabhat al-Nusra, los cuales ven en la crisis libanesa una prolongación de la guerra en Siria. De ahí su nuevo protagonismo en el país vecino con vistas a fomentar la violencia y provocar así en el Ejército libanés y en Hezbollah un uso excesivo de sus recursos militares.
In Lebanon from a historical perspective there has been a social context which helped the emergence and development of Sunni jihadism, but it was a current too weak to challenge the status quo. However, the Syrian civil war has modified the existing balance of power, putting Hezbollah on the defensive and weakening the Future Movement´s Sunni leadership. This has allowed the Lebanese jihadists to cooperate with the Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra, which perceive the Lebanese crisis as a continuation of the Syrian war. This is why they are adopting a new main role in the neighbouring country in order to spread violence and overstretch Lebanese army and Hezbollah´s military capabilities.
In Lebanon from a historical perspective there has been a social context which helped the emergence and development of Sunni jihadism, but it was a current too weak to challenge the status quo. However, the Syrian civil war has modified the existing balance of power, putting Hezbollah on the defensive and weakening the Future Movement´s Sunni leadership. This has allowed the Lebanese jihadists to cooperate with the Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra, which perceive the Lebanese crisis as a continuation of the Syrian war. This is why they are adopting a new main role in the neighbouring country in order to spread violence and overstretch Lebanese army and Hezbollah´s military capabilities.