Statement says army established state monopoly on arms in an 'effective and tangible way', without mentioning Hezbollah.

Army commander to brief government on the progress of the mission to disarm Hezbollah.

BEIRUT: The Lebanese army said on Thursday that it had achieved the goal of a state monopoly on arms in the country’s south in an “effective and tangible way,” but said there…

Statement says army established state monopoly on arms in an 'effective and tangible way', without mentioning Hezbollah.

The first phase of a plan to disarm Hezbollah in southern Lebanon has been completed, the country's army said Thursday. Under heavy U.S. pressure...

The army says it has met its goal of clearing the area of non-state weapons but Israel calls the move "insufficient".

Israel describes the move as "encouraging," but insufficient.

BEIRUT: The Lebanese army declared on Thursday that progress on the second phase of a plan to place all weapons under state authority depends on external factors, highlighting…