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US Secretary of State Rex person has warned other countries against using Lebanon for proxy conflicts

Following a crisis triggered by the resignation of its prime minister Saad Hariri

Iran and it's lebanese ally the militant Shia group Hezbollah claimed the Saudis detained mr.

Hari re and forced his resignation

Mr.. Tarson said he had received assurances that mr.. Hari arey was free

Mr.. Hari resigned a week ago while in the Saudi capital Riyadh

There is no legitimate place or role in Lebanon for any foreign forces

Militias or armed elements other than the legitimate security forces of the Lebanese state mr.. Tarson said in a statement

The United States strongly supports the sovereignty and independence of the Republic of Lebanon and of its political

institutions he added

Mr.. Tarson encouraged the prime minister to return to Lebanon and clarify the situation so the government could function

Expressing concern about how the crisis might affect the stability of the fragile coalition

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Villagers say US soldier in Niger was bound, apparently executed - Duration: 1:35.

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villagers in the remote niger village of tungo tungo

Say that the body of US Army sergeant la David Johnson was found bound and wounded in a way that suggested

He was captured and executed by militants The Washington Post

Reports that Johnson's body was found roughly a mile from the ambush site where three other US

soldiers were killed by suspected Islamic state militants in October

Johnson's arms were tied behind his back

He had been stripped of his shoes and a gaping wound was found on the back of his head

Suggesting that the militants had captured Johnson and executed him according to the report

The back of his head was a mess as if they had hit him with something hard like a hammer said village chief

Michaela Alassane, they took his shoes he was wearing only socks

The operation in Niger that resulted in the death of Johnson and three other

Soldiers has come under intense scrutiny as to how US troops were ambushed on a mission where risk of enemy

Contact was said to be low five Nigerian soldiers were also killed in the firefight

Pentagon officials said this week that the investigation into the deadly ambush is expected to be completed in January

2018

Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman General Joseph Dunford has pledged an investigation and transparency into the matter

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