Rare access to UK and Lebanese airborne forces large-scale military exercise
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- Опубликовано: 17 янв 2024
- Soldiers from the Parachute Regiment and Lebanon's Air Assault Regiment have been working together on a large-scale joint military exercise.
It is the first time the UK and Lebanese armies have trained alongside each other on this scale - and Forces News were given rare access to see the action in September.
With Lebanon being one of Britain's key partners in the Middle East, training exercises like this help to promote stability in the region.
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Often to hear Hezbollah, rarely to hear from the Lebanese official forces.
God bless the UK and France! 💒Thank you for always supporting and standing with Lebanon 🇱🇧 and syria 🇸🇾
.....you're kidding, right?
Of course that is coming from a european
How many of these Lebanese regulars wind up in Hezbollah to share their training? It's not a question without merit; in the US, there is a sizeable number of former Army and Marines who come from gangs and go right back to them after their terms are completed.
It is probably somewhat common but it is an accepted risk. At least this way lebanon has alternatives to Iran.
These are Christians not Muslims at war with Hezbollah
The Lebanese Army is mainly made up of Christians and not Muslims. They are not going to join Hezbollah.
That is a very real fear
These guys seem different, they didn't strike me as a regular army unit with all sorts of people.
The Lebanese armed forces must look after Lebanon.
That was a bit of an eye-opener after all the news we hear about the local terrorists. Money well spent in my opinion.
Interesting
Who did we send; Eddie Izzard?
British Army Parachute Regiment training alongside Lebanese Army Air Assault Regiment in the presence of Hezbollah, is much like the British Army Special Air Service training alongside Mexican Army Special Forces in the midst of Los Zetas and CJNG Cartels.
Royal marines, SAS and SBS amongst others that will be disappointed that the Paras are the only ones who "fast rope". 🤔
Plus every other infantry regiment 😂
@@uk4uk713 so now the enemy know only Paras use ropes 🤦♂️
I think they were referring to the Lebanese, this unit being the only one that fast ropes.
said in the british army. none of them are. SAS is under army control but isnt in it. SBS is under Naval control and RMC is under naval control.
👍
Oh what a tangled web
Pretty sure the Paras have seen M4s before.
Some have, some not. Some have just finished basic training.
Very strange relationship from a war torn country. Hezbollah literally own the south of the Lebanon.
The Lebanese Army has fought Hezbollah in the past so not very strange at all. It's in the West's interests to assist the Army.
It's policy to support US and their partners goals. Israel wants support in their fight with hezbollah so we give it. It's not our friendship with Lebanon lol.
I'm so confused.
About your sexuality?
Just go with it pal, unless you're in the middle east, defo don't do it there!
When you hear Americans soldiers British soldiers french soldiers doing exercises in a foreign country understand something bad wrong going to happen !
So, if Lebanon and Israel had another war, which side is our forces going to be fighting for?
I’m confused, aren’t they allied with Iran, or is that Hezzbolah?
Hezbollah (translates as "Party of God") is allied with Iran. They control most of southern Lebanon. They are not the official Lebanese armed forces.
So the state of Israel isn’t aligned with Iran and nor is Hezzbolah?
@@onetruebrit Israel certainly is not friendly with either Iran or Hezbollah
Hezbollah is the Iranian proxy group so not the guys in the video.
No. Hezbollah are like the IRA, strong and well funded with a political side but they don't run Lebanon. Jeez.
Is this really a good idea to be doing with the Hezbollah situation and also Lebanese ties to Iran?
That's my first thought ... !!!???
Hezbollah is the Iranian proxy, Lebanon is neutral.
Lebanese officials have no ties with Iran only hizzballah , if you really worried about that situation you should be worried about Iraq as well in Iraq case 99% of Iraqi officials are having ties and loyalty to Iran and have multiple parties and proxy groups who causes problems to Iraqi people yet uk have a embassy and consult and troops to training Iraqi forces
wtf is this our own military on fxckin crack or what 😂😂😂this is most stupidest thing ive ever heard in my life cant trust them and train them
Mr worldwide needs to read a book or watch a proper news channel. Shocking ignorance.
They still have Hezbollah in Lebanon… am I wrong? What kind of allies they are?
Gardening gloves?
The mind boggles why UK is training a military unit who may fight Isreal.
If we put to the side that this is more of a symbolic exercise, I get where you're coming from but it's highly unlikely this unit will ever find itself fighting the IDF. Israel know that the Lebanese Armed Forces (in general) don't represent a threat to her - even now with the ongoing clashes on the border, the IDF doesn't target the LAF positions in the south.
@@SeverusAlexanderAugustusI mean israel definitely has come close multiple times they aren't friends
I thought Lebanon were allied with Iran?
George Orwell 1984 book .
Everyone at the Ministry of Truth has been working almost nonstop for the past five days. Winston, overwhelmed with fatigue, is on his way to the rented room to rest, the rush of work finally over. In his hand is a briefcase containing Goldstein’s book, which he hasn’t had a chance to open since receiving it six days ago, on the sixth day of Hate Week. On the night of that sixth day, just as Londoners’ hatred of Eurasia was approaching a climax spurred on by parades, songs, films, decorations, displays of Oceania’s military power, and the promise of a public hanging of two thousand Eurasian war criminals, an announcement was made that Oceania was not at war with Eurasia but with Eastasia. Winston was at a demonstration that night, listening to a grotesque-looking Inner Party orator deliver a furious anti-Eurasian speech that stirred the crowd of thousands to a wild, hate-filled roar. Then a messenger handed the orator a slip of paper. He continued his speech without a pause, but now he condemned Eastasia instead of Eurasia. The crowd, accepting this immediately, assumed the anti-Eurasian posters and banners everywhere were the result of acts of sabotage by agents of Goldstein and ripped them from the walls. Meanwhile the orator continued his speech. After a few minutes, the crowd returned to yelling in rage, only this time at a different target. Winston is impressed, looking back, by how the orator shifted so seamlessly into directing his speech at Eastasia. At the time, however, he was distracted by a man handing him a briefcase, just as O’Brien had promised, and by the vast amount of work he knew he would have to begin. Immediately after the demonstration, he and the entire staff of the Ministry of Truth returned to their posts to remove every trace of evidence of the war with Eurasia and the alliance with Eastasia from the record. The work was not only seemingly endless but difficult, and Winston found himself concerned only with completing it rather than with the fact that he was producing lies. Finally, when every relevant record had been rectified, the workers were released until the next morning. Winston now arrives at the rented room and sits down to read Goldstein’s book while he waits for Julia.
That's Hizbola you're thinking of, Lebanon is mainly under their rule, but the country still has a government, and a good one but is under threat from pretty much everyone in that area
Hezbollah is allied with Iran. The Lebanes military is with the Lebanese government who is officially neutral.
Hezbollah is aligned with Iran, not the Lebanese government. It is comprised of a number of ethnic and religious groups (including Shia Hezbollah representatives).
Like many countries in the Middle East, Lebanon is a complicated one. What you are thinking of is Hezbollah. Hezbollah are a political party within Lebanon, they also have what is essentially their own army of approx 60k soldiers. They are funded and fully supported by Iran however, they don’t make up the entire government. Hezbollah and the rest of the Lebanese government have a complicated relationship and a messy history.
Western relations with the Lebanese government continue despite Hezbollah being designated a terrorist organisation. It’s incredibly complicated to explain but, just because we are working with the Lebanese military, doesn’t mean we are working with Hezbollah. For example, the UK gave the Lebanese military some vehicles a few years ago to help them patrol the border with Syria to stop terrorists from crossing. The UK has diplomatic and financial relations with Lebanon without directly assisting Hezbollah. These military exercises are designed to help legitimise and bolster the Lebanese military and try to help delegitimise Hezbollahs armed wing.
Stop showing our secrets to others.
Paras in Lebanon,navy in Venezuela?why aren't they in the channel deterring young men coming over in dingys.. we have no Idea who they are,and what detrimental affect they could have on our shore's?
You can all stop worrying, the whole purpose of this exercise is purely so a bunch of young Paras can earn Lebanese Parachute Wings as they no longer go anywhere to get medals.
You've got to have a bit of bling on your uniform!
No ones going to wearing Lebanese wings 😂
As someone whos got abit of "bling" on their uniform....It aint worth the cost.
@@snowflakemelter1172 - if they can jack up a jump they will be 😁
@@catlee8064 - it definitely is, you can't beat the attention you get from women when you're covered in combat jewellery.
Some of the lads need to get their British wings yet.
Id like that 115lb women stating "there are not too many differences in training" to give the paras a shot. Nonsense
She's the only bint they could speak to, all the guys spoke English but good old woke news was desperate to speak to her even in Arabic and clearly not capable of something a heavy loaded march.
I don’t understand why this is going on. You got those has Bella there has Bala I don’t know how to spell has Bella why don’t they just make it simple I don’t understand is Arabs
Lebanese 🤔 Who thought that was a good idea.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. This is to bolster forces against the threat of isis
well this is the most stupid thing I have seen in 2024
First
Is it 1st of April already ??? I knew having Grant Schapps as the defence minister would be problematic but ......😨!!!
this is dumb the info will go straight to those we don't want to know these things
Conflict of interests 🤔 Lebanon firing rockets into Israel.. and the UK stands with Israel.. now they are training with Lebanese forces. Make your mind up UK which side you are on.
Hezbollah is a state within Lebanon not the same entity.
@@jamiestockwell616 sums up the Middle East. A complete sh!tshow.
Only ones to fastrope?
In the British Army yeah, and obviously special forces
@@Complexactivities tbf I thought atleast light infantry would do it too
Are we training the enemy again? Why isn't the Lebonease army fighting Hezbollah? This arena is so conveluted!
@@Britannia.1 im surprised, and more suprised that the lebonease arnt trying to kick hezbollah out, I guess they cant afford it!?
@@Britannia.1 I guess so, its hard to find an ally in the middle east, I do like the Lebenease i nearly went working out there in the late 1990s but didn't out of fear. brits need to keep a finger in every pie. Historically the west wasn't good to the world so i don't blame them not trusting us but are we as bad as our enemies that they would choose them over us? they don't like us much for sure, my stepfather worked for the king of Saudi and i got a lot of insight and travelled in the middle east. its so different to the west
@@Britannia.1 And Putin is backing Hamas at least, he was allegedly the one who ''persuaded'' Hamas to do their last visit to Israel, he hopes that a war there will take attention away from Ukraine and that the UK will stop supplying aid and supplies to Ukraine in favour of supplying Israel instead (allegedly). Luckily he's wrong but he's almost certainly behind much of the military unrest at present. At this stage slightly unhinged would be my own personal opinion of him..
@@ImFarRightApparentlytrue
Why.