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The Lebanese Sunni military group the Al-Fajr Forces has reemerged in recent months after a long hiatus, joining the fight against Israel alongside Hezbollah on the Israel-Lebanon border. The Al-Fajr Forces – established in 1982 – are the military wing of Jamaa Islamiya, a Lebanese Sunni Muslim organisation also known as the “Islamic Group in Lebanon”. Jamaa Islamiya’s involvement in the border clashes has raised questions about the revival of the Al-Fajr Forces and whether they will continue to have a role once Israel’s war on Gaza ends. “Jamaa Islamiya’s participation has been mixed in Leban…