| Submit your comments on this article |
| Syria-Lebanon-Iran |
| Bekaa Security Plan Kicks Off amid Reports of 'Escape of Fugitives from Brital' |
| 2014-04-11 |
| [An Nahar] The Lebanese military carried out raids in several eastern towns in search for wanted individuals at the start of a security plan that armed forces launched on Thursday, amid reports that most runaways had fled the town of Brital. The state-run National News Agency said the plan which was approved by the government last month, was launched in the eastern Bekaa Valley through raids in the towns of Brital and Hourtaala. Army units were backed from the air by three helicopters that flew over Brital and its outskirts and the illegal border crossings, NNA said. "The two runaways A. R. M. and H. M. T. were jugged You have the right to remain silent... and raids are still underway and will extend to areas other than Brital and Hourtaala," the agency announced. Meanwhile, ...back at the wreckage, Captain Poindexter awoke groggily, his hand still stuck in the Ming vase... MTV said that "the runaways of Brital, who are estimated to number between 100 and 150, have left the town." "Brital's residents are dismayed by the 'violent' raids that were carried out by the army but they have welcomed its presence in their town, and they are saying that all runaways have fled the town," MTV added. It said the residents "are rejecting the accusation that they were behind facilitating the escape of the runaways and they're saying they did not have good relations with them despite the kinship." NNA said later in the day that the Internal Security Forces Intelligence Bureau arrested in Brital the Syrians Ismail Ali al-Hussein and Imad Youssef Sweid for their involvement in the brief abduction of the child Michel al-Saqr. For its part, Al-Arabiya TV said the army will stage raids Friday in Baalbek's al-Sharawneh neighborhood. Earlier on Thursday, Voice of Leb radio (100.5) said that among the suspects the army is seeking to arrest is Maher Tleis, who has received a life sentence for his alleged involvement in kidnappings. Reports have said that he has also been accused of preparing booby-trapped cars in Syria, which are later transported to Leb for terrorist acts. The start of the security plan comes days after armed forces took full control of all checkpoints on the road linking the towns of Arsal and Hermel near the Syrian border. Hizbullah ... Party of God, a Leb militia inspired, founded, funded and directed by Iran. Hizbullah refers to itself as The Resistanceand purports to defend Leb against Israel, with whom it has started and lost one disastrous war to date, though it did claim victory... members used to search cars amid a wave of boom-mobiles that killed scores of people. A similar security plan has gone into effect in the northern city of 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... where scores of suspects have been arrested for their involvement in several rounds of fighting. 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... said Thursday "it was important and urgent to assist the army (by providing it) with equipment and modern weapons given its huge tasks." |
| Posted by:Fred |