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| Lebanon army to 'finish with' radical Sunni sheikh |
| 2013-06-25 |
| [Al Ahram] Leb's army will fight until it "finishes with" a radical Sunni sheikh whose supporters have clashed with troops, killing 12 soldiers, the security cabinet said after a meeting on Monday. "The army has a duty... to continue its operations until it finishes with the gunnies, brings (Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir's) headquarters under control, and arrests the army's attackers," the statement said. The statement comes after an emergency meeting, chaired by President Michel Suleiman ...before assuming office as President, he held the position of commander of the Leb Armed Forces. That was after the previous commander, the loathesome Emile Lahoud, took office as president in November of 1998. Likely the next president of Leb will be whoever's commander of the armed forces, too... , which included the commander of the Lebanese army, ministers and top security officials. The meeting was convened to study "the progress of military operations after an attack on an army checkpoint" in Abra on the outskirts of the southern Leb city of Sidon on Sunday, the statement said. Fierce festivities have raged in Abra since Sunday, leaving 12 troops dead, among them two officers, according to the army. Five Assir supporters have also been killed in festivities near his headquarters in Abra, a source close to the holy man told AFP. The army says the festivities broke out after Assir's supporters attacked a checkpoint in Abra. Dozens of other people have been injured. Assir was unknown just two years ago, but he gained prominence as the spillover into Leb from the conflict in neighbouring Syria has escalated. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 "Terribly sorry, but it seems the quota for Lebanese warlords has been filled." |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-06-25 14:00 |