Questions pile up on Dahr El-Baidar

The article revolves around the issue of smuggling explosives in Lebanon, particularly the incident involving the seizure of hundreds of kilograms of highly explosive materials at the Dahr El Baidar checkpoint. It is suspected to be linked to Hezbollah and aimed at used in internal operations or settling political scores separate from external conflicts. The article discusses the history of transporting weapons and explosives across Lebanon and their connection to security infrastructures that operate the state from outside its official institutions. It also highlights that military camps and security branches continue their activities despite the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, and that smuggling routes and the use of violence remain ongoing. This raises fears of violence returning, translated into political threats and assassinations, with a warning that violence could be used as a tool to shift internal power balances and entrench control and influence relationships. The article affirms that Lebanon’s history is filled with similar incidents, and the danger of repeating episodes of political violence remains. This risk is heightened amid increasing pressure on Hezbollah to try to limit its weapons, and the analysis suggests that ongoing smuggling and the use of explosives signal a potential return to a time when violence was used as a means of political coercion.

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