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Hizbullah Taking Extraordinary Security Measures in Dahieh
[An Nahar] Hizbullah has started taking extraordinary security measures in its stronghold of Dahieh in Beirut's southern suburbs in light of recent attacks in the area, reported the Kuwaiti daily al-Anba on Sunday.As part of these measures, members of the party closed off a number of roads leading to the area, limiting access to Dahieh to a few routes. It also moved a number of its offices and residences of its officials to areas outside of Dahieh, revealed the daily. Sources monitoring the situation stressed that Hizbullah's leadership is following up on the security file and efforts to confront groups behind the kabooms in Dahieh. The party has "detailed information about the groups that are seeking to pressure Hizbullah's support base in order to force it to alter its stances," they explained. Moreover, Hizbullah has recently set up three military councils that are independent of each other. One tackles the situation in Syria, the second focuses on the front with Israel, while the third addresses Lebanese affairs, said the daily. A number of bombings had taken place in recent months in Dahieh. Four people were killed in the latest suicide kaboom that took place in the Haret Hreik neighborhood on Tuesday. Al-Nusra Front had warned that these attacks are a response to the party's fighting in the conflict in Syria alongside the country's ruling regime. Posted by: Fred 2014-01-27 |
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