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| Govt. Declares Full Mobilization: No Leniency with Terrorists, Only Solution is Their Pullout from Arsal |
| 2014-08-05 |
| [An Nahar] The government on Monday announced the mobilization of all its political and security agencies in defense of Arsal in the face of the "flagrant aggression," noting that the only way out of the current confrontation lies in the withdrawal of the "terrorists" from the border town. "Leb is facing a flagrant aggression against its illusory sovereignty and security at the hands of obscurantist terrorist groups, which have dared to attack the army's dignity to execute a suspicious plot aimed at paralyzing the state and sowing chaos in Arsal and its surroundings," Prime Minister Tammam Salam announced after an emergency cabinet meeting. "The cabinet has decided to mobilize all Lebanese state institutions and security agencies to defend our country and confront any attempt to attack it," Salam added at a presser, during which he was flanked by several ministers in a show of solidarity with the army that is fighting deadly battles against holy warrior groups in Arsal. The premier said the responsibility rests equally on the shoulders of "our armed forces and security agencies which have confronted the Death Eaters in defense of the land." "The army, which is offering one martyr after another, enjoys the full support of the government with all its political components, and it stresses that it stands shoulder-to-shoulder behind it as it carries out its sacred mission," added Salam. He underlined that the government will spare no effort to support the army as it defends Leb, noting that it has asked French authorities to "expedite the delivery of arms as part of the deal with Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... ." "There will be no leniency with the terrorists, no settlements with those who have violated Lebanese territory, and no political solutions with the 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... s," Salam vowed. He warned that the Death Eaters want to export their "sick practices" to Leb, underlining that "the only solution is their withdrawal from Arsal and its surroundings and the return of the state with all its agencies to this dear region." "We stress to all friends that our country will overcome the crisis the same as it defeated the previous ones. We send a special salutation to the good sons of Arsal and we assure them that their sufferings will not protract and that their state will not abandon them or leave them to be a prey to chaos," added Salam. "We bow in respect to Leb's military and civilian deaders," Salam said on behalf of the government, pledging that "the attack on national dignity will not go unpunished" and reassuring that "the cabinet is on alert." Fourteen soldiers have been killed and 86 others maimed since the eruption of the battle on Saturday while 22 troops have gone missing, according to an army statement. At least three civilians have also been killed by the gunnies. The festivities began after the arrest of a Syrian man accused of being a top leader of al-Qaeda's Syrian branch al-Nusra Front. Following his arrest, gunnies surrounded army posts before opening fire, sparking the festivities. Around 21 coppers were also taken hostage by the gangs on Saturday. |
| Posted by:Fred |