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2019-09-19 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Former Israeli agent Fakhoury admits Lebanese Communist Party’s role in SLA’s defeat
[ALMASDARNEWS] The former Israeli agent and officer of the Israel-backed South Lebanese Army (SLA), Amer Elias Fakhoury,
...the Lebanese-American dual citizen appears in our archives just once, upon his arrest a few days ago, where he is named as both Amer Fakhoury and Amer al-Fakhoury...
allegedly admitted his forces’ defeat at the hands of the Islamic and leftist resistance during the years following the 1989 Taif Agrement, al-Diyar reported.

The former military commander of the notorious Khiyam Prison allegedly told the Lebanese authorities that he worked directly with Israel and acquired Israeli nationality after the SLA’s defeat in 2000.

During the interrogation by the Lebanese authorities, Fakhoury revealed the role of the Lebanese national resistance in fighting Israel during the 1980s and the military operations that targeted the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and the South Leb Army at the time.

According to Fakhoury, the liquidation attempt of SLA commander Antoine Lahad, which was carried out by Souha Bechara of the Lebanese Communist Party, had a significant role in accelerating the withdrawal of the Israeli military from Leb.

"I was very shocked and realized that Israel would withdraw from Leb after the communist resistance operation," al-Diyar quoted Fakhoury.

"Antoine Lahad was no longer able to speak as before the liquidation attempt," Fakhoury reported.

Fakhoury allegedly pointed out that the liquidation attempt caused great shock in the Israeli circles, which tried to tame the situation through new resolutions and tried to find a strong military officer to take over the command of the SLA by wooing some Lebanese officers, but they ultimately failed.

The SLA officer said the liquidation attempt on Lahad revealed that the Lebanese Communist Party was deeply embedded in the SLA, leaving many in the group to mistrust their own members.

Posted by Fred 2019-09-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11146 views ]  Top

#1 God I’m getting old! Saw SLA and got perplexed wondering about Patty Hearst and the Symbionese Liberation Army.
Posted by NoMoreBS 2019-09-19 11:34||   2019-09-19 11:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Always been hard to keep track of who's who in the ME.

Posted by jpal 2019-09-19 12:16||   2019-09-19 12:16|| Front Page Top

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