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| Report: Takfiri Groups Seeking Abduction of Civilians in Exchange for Roumieh Inmates |
| 2014-08-01 |
| [An Nahar] An armed takfiri ...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... group has started training to carry out abductions of civilians in villages in northern Leb in exchange for the release of Roumieh Prison inmates, reported al-Akhbar newspaper on Thursday. Intelligence reports from major European countries told Lebanese security agencies that the takfiris are preparing to attack one of the villages, kidnap a number of civilians, and then carry out negotiations with the Lebanese government to release Islamists held in Roumieh. Failure to comply with their demands will force the kidnappers to begin killing the captives, added al-Akhbar. The takfiris are training in the Wadi Jahannam region in the North, it revealed. Residents living close to the area have reportedly heard gunshots coming from the region. The army command soon deployed patrols in the area in anticipation of any security incident. Politicians have also revealed that preparations have been taken on the ground in various regions in order to protect any potential targets of terrorist attacks. Earlier in July, security agencies were able to avert a "terrorist scheme" by Syrian opposition groups aimed at ensuring the release of Islamist inmates in Roumieh. The groups were also seeking to commit a massacre in the Bekaa town of Nahle that would lead to secretariat strife in Leb, added As Safir newspaper on July 19. Also in July, self-proclaimed caliph His Supreme Immensity, Caliph of the Faithful and Galactic Overlord, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ...formerly merely the head of ISIL and a veteran of the Bagram jailhouse. Looks like a new messiah to bajillions of Moslems, like just another dead-eyed mass murder to the rest of us... vowed to release Moslem "hostages" from jails in Arab countries, including Leb, and promised to "liquidate their butchers." The shadowy jihadist said the "butchers" include judges, security forces and guards. Al-Baghdadi heads the Islamic State (IS) group, which led a lighting offensive in Iraq that has overrun swathes of five provinces north and west of Baghdad. The IS accuses the Lebanese state of being a U.S. and Israeli ally. In June, the emir of the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front in al-Qalamoun promised in an audio message to free Islamist prisoners in Roumieh "within days." |
| Posted by:Fred |