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Jumblatt Links Assad to Hariri Assassination
The article discusses Syria's role in Lebanese politics during Emile Lahoud's presidential term, where Druze leader Walid Jumblatt noted that the decision to extend Lahoud's presidency in 2004 was made under pressure from Bashar Assad, who justified it with the need to protect his interests in Lebanon. This extension led to a deterioration in relations between Syria and Lebanon and the issuance of UN Resolution 1559, which called for the withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon. Jumblatt also revealed that the worsening relations between Syria and Rafiq Hariri, who was assassinated in 2005, were linked to Syria's attempts to eliminate the Sunni community in Lebanon, an effort that ultimately led to Hariri's assassination. He pointed out that Assad aimed to maintain a coalition of minorities in Lebanon to secure Syria’s influence, while denying that Ghazala had assaulted Hariri, and asserting that Assad’s clear intention was to kill him to prevent the expansion of Sunni influence in the region.
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