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| Qaouq Says Nusra, ISIL 'Present in Lebanon', Urges Formation of Unity Govt. |
| 2014-01-06 |
| [An Nahar] A top Hizbullah official on Sunday warned that the Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) are "present in Leb," noting that the best response to the bombings that are hitting Leb is the "speedy formation of a national unity cabinet." "Ever since we went to Syria to confront the takfir ...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who most be killed... i terrorism, we have managed to rein in the crimes of these takfiri terrorists," Hizbullah Executive Council deputy head Sheikh Nabil Qaouq said during a memorial service in the South for Malak Zahwi and Iman Hijazi, who were killed in the Haret Hreik kaboom. "The international community and the peoples of our nation have realized the firmness of our stance and that the battle is against the takfiris and not against the Syrian people, as both segments of the Syrian people, those who support the regime and those who oppose it, have understood that the takfiri terrorism is a threat to everyone, as is the case in Leb," Qaouq added. He noted that the deadly attacks in Sidon, downtown Beirut, Dahieh and Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... are part of the "same scheme of sedition" that is rocking Iraq and Syria. "It has the same source of funding and arming and it can only be confronted through a clear, unified stance. This stance must be endorsed by all political forces in the country because everyone is targeted and entire Leb is in danger," Qaouq cautioned. "Al-Nusra Front and the ISIL are present in Leb and some parties have pledged allegiance to (ISIL chief Abu Bakr) al-Baghdadi and (Nusra chief Abu Mohammed) al-Golani," he pointed out. Qaouq called on all Lebanese parties to "unite in the face of this threat, especially that Leb has become a hub for takfiris who are carrying out terrorist and criminal operations in Leb and Syria." The top Hizbullah official underlined that "the response to the criminal wave of bombings that is targeting all the country and all the Lebanese is the speedy formation of a national unity cabinet that closes the doors in the face of takfiri Death Eaters and immunizes stability and national unity." Qaouq noted that the top priority of this government must be "agreeing on a national strategy to confront the takfiri terrorism that poses a threat to the entire country," warning that "it's not about the attacks on Hizbullah, the Shiites, the South or Dahieh, as these (takfiris) want to ignite fire in Leb, the same as they ignited it in entire Syria and entire Iraq." The Hizbullah official pointed out that "we are before an extraordinary opportunity to form an inclusive political cabinet that does not eliminate anyone" and "we must not waste it." |
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