New Lebanese Shiite Resistance Group Organized Against Hezbollah

The anti-Hezbollah Islamic Arab Council is competing with Hezbollah for leadership

From Al Arabiya:

A new Lebanese Shiite group that hopes to vie for the leadership of the resistance declared the launch of the Arab Islamic resistance and said thousands of fighters and volunteers are expected to join, according to an interview with the founder.

In the statement issued Wednesday, council founder Sayyed Mohamed Ali al-Husseini announced that the group aims to fight the enemies of Arabs and stressed the Arab identity of the group as opposed to Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran.

The anti-Hezbollah Islamic Arab Council is made up of more than 3,000 fighters and so far received requests by more than 1,500 volunteers seeking to join the group, particularly from the Gulf region.

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