Lebanon
Shakir al-Abssi, a former associate of al-Qaeda in Iraq, recruited Palestinian refugees in Lebanon into Fatah al-Islam and rose against the government. The exact nature of the group's al-Qaeda links remains a matter of controversy.
On 9 May 2008, the media outlet Presstv alleges that Al-Qaeda declared war on Hezbollah.
Read more about this topic: Al-Qaeda Involvement In The Middle East