Report: Army Apt to 'Liberate' Lebanon's Outskirts from Militants
The number of militants spread out in some of Lebanon's outskirts have remarkably dwindled due to the army's measures, which makes any military operation to entirely liberate the outskirts much easier than before, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Monday.
Security and intelligence reports said the number of militant groups has decreased significantly because of the Lebanese army's siege, in addition to members who get killed as the result of army shelling. Reports have shown that no more than 500 militant fighters still exist on the outskirts which makes a military action against them much easier than before, said the daily.
A senior military source told the newspaper: “The army is studying its plans well and is ready for any confrontation, including the liberation of the outskirts. The political decision is available, but accurate calculations are made for any battle.
“The US permanent military aid for the army and the arrival of planes to the Riyaq airport give several indications. The Americans are ready to help us in any war to clean up the Islamic State group and al-Nusra Front.”
The source stressed that “Lebanon is part of the international coalition against the IS. The international community is helping us fight terrorism and it will backs us in any future battle.”
The sources affirmed that the Lebanese army is fighting alone on Lebanon's soil and is ready to make more sacrifices to liberate any area on its land.
Militants from the IS and al-Nusra Front, which rebranded itself as Jabhat Fateh al-Sham when it split from the al-Qaida movement, are entrenched in rugged areas along the undemarcated Lebanese-Syrian border and the army regularly shells their posts while Hizbullah and the Syrian army have engaged in clashes with them on the Syrian side of the border.
The two groups briefly overran the town of Arsal in August 2014 before being ousted by the army after days of deadly battles.
The retreating militants abducted more than 30 troops and policemen of whom four have been executed and nine remain in the captivity of the IS group
01 May 2017, 13:35
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“The US permanent military aid for the army and the arrival of planes to the Riyaq airport give several indications. The Americans are ready to help us in any war to clean up the Islamic State group and al-Nusra Front.”
where is the iranian permanent military aid?
01 May 2017, 14:18
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"where is the iranian permanent military aid?"
well the aid they offered to the army, was blocked by saudi/israeli/US pressures, but dont worry, iranian military aid still made it to lebanon and served in expelling the israeli and takfiri scum on many occasions.
01 May 2017, 18:04
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Finally Texas and co. Last stronghold in Lebanon will be cleared of ISIS and Nusra Israel's allies.
01 May 2017, 18:08
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Let us not forget the Resistance efforts in keeping the Syrian border clean of ISIS and Nusra on the Syrian side.
Now it is up to the Lebanese Army to enter these areas and clear it off the last salafi remnants.
01 May 2017, 18:53
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I don't know alot about your so called facts.
I know a real fact though, your "facts" has as much crediblity as someone claiming that dogs can fly, or Rifi that said ISIS didn't exist in Lebanon.
01 May 2017, 14:57
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show us where the saudi/israeli/US pressures blocked aid to the army, come on. We need to see evidence, documents, public statements instead of the words of a paid cheap heretic propagandist from wilayat al faqih.
01 May 2017, 16:29
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he does not have any except his scripted comments downloaded into his empty head from dahieh.
01 May 2017, 17:31
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barrymore, the mindeless secarian filth up to the bone.
here you have the related evidence.
http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/21949
01 May 2017, 17:34
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southern
al akhbar is not evidence but like you and mowaten are sources of propaganda.
01 May 2017, 18:01
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i know you like Israeli or Saudi newslet, but according to the intl standard, they are biased and sectarian... al-akhbar is a prestigious credible Lebanese newspaper.
01 May 2017, 18:54
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southern
can you please refer us to the 'international standard' you are talking about?
01 May 2017, 19:36
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lol @justin
southern meant 'iranian' standard not 'international' standard.
01 May 2017, 13:59
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the warmonger, the terrorism's founder and zionist protector, what gives you by one hand, harm you doubly by the other.
01 May 2017, 19:51
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filthy israeli troll trying to promote israeli values of sectarianism and hate. tfou
01 May 2017, 20:30
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anonyme not everyone is as low as you. i'll leave you two hasbara trolls bathe in your own filth.
01 May 2017, 20:59
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you didnt blow anything, unless maybe I should ask your boyfriend about that to be sure lol
01 May 2017, 20:46
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@leucistic7777
you'd better to solve your own problems at home, between Hasidic ultra jews and zionist movements, they are about to eliminate each other..... btw, till Palestine is liberated.... now piss off.
01 May 2017, 21:04
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we dont care what your words say, we see your actions and they speak much louder.
ever since your colonialistic, murdering and thieving project started, you kept lying through your teeth, speaking of the peace process on one hand, slaughtering, torturing and dispossessing palestinians on the other. dont look too far, your "israeli perversion" is not hidden, and it is very simply the reason why every decent person on earth hate you.
01 May 2017, 21:25
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@leucistic7777
orthodox or not but they are ultra and extremist Jews against the extremist zionists: extremism against extremism.... while some good jews like norman finkelstein or Noam Chomsky are against both, we like those last 2 who claim to be friend of the Lebanese resistance and agaisnt the zionist state as an occupation country... btw, when Palestine is liberated, the ones like them would be welcomed to remain in Palestine, if they wish to. While the rest to back to where you came from.
01 May 2017, 23:37
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habibi how can you be so retarded? i'm not leucistic ya akhwat, just because you heard some voices in your head saying it doesnt mean it's true. unless these voices tell you you're a dive and you should fly off a high window, then listen to it.
02 May 2017, 17:28
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I can only wish that in the future there will be less reports at how much the army is apt at liberating, and more liberating.
