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Army Carries Out Raids in Tripoli after Taking Charge of Security
[An Nahar] The Lebanese army on Tuesday carried out raids in 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... , a day after the country's top leaders authorized the military to take charge of security in Leb's second-largest city for six months. Monday's decision was taken at a meeting between 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... , army chief Gen. Jean Qahwaji and caretaker Prime Minister  Najib Miqati.According to the decision, the army would also be in charge of carrying out arrests ordered by the judiciary. The first aspects of the agreement among the brass hats was implemented on Tuesday morning. Heavy gunfire was heard in the city's internal markets between Bab al-Ramel and al-Mulla mosque after the army raided bad boy hideouts. Later, the army command said in a communique that a military patrol tossed in the clink Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! Ahmed Abdul Qader al-Shami who had pointed a gun at the driver of a military vehicle used for the evacuation of victims. During the raid, the patrol came under fire by several gunnies, it said. Security measures such as patrols and checkpoints have already been increased in the port city with the assistance of the Internal Security Forces that have been put under the command of the army. But intermittent sniper fire continued to shake Tripoli on Tuesday. Posted by: Fred 2013-12-04 |
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