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| Army Repels Jihadist Infiltration Attempt as Gunmen Try to Spread Chaos in Lebanon | |
| 2014-09-30 | |
| [AnNahar] The Lebanese army clashed with jihadists trying to infiltrate Lebanese territories at dawn Monday, leaving many dead and injured among their ranks, Voice of Leb radio (93.3) reported. The infiltration attempt was made on the outskirts of the northeastern border town of Arsal, which last month witnessed bloody festivities between the army and holy warriors from al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra ...formally Jabhat an-Nusrah li-Ahli sh-Sham (Support Front for the People of the Levant), also known as al-Qaeda in the Levant. They aim to establish a pan-Arab caliphate. Not the same one as the Islamic State, though .. ... Front and the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... group. The jihadists took with them hostages from the military and police, and killed three of them. The military has so far stopped several infiltration attempts after it blocked dirt roads near Arsal to stop the Lion of Islams, who are taking refuge in the town's outskirts and on the porous Lebanese-Syrian border, from receiving supplies. VDL also reported that Lion of Islams, taking the Syrian border towns of Serghaya and Asal Alward as their base, are trying to smuggle arms to Leb. The gunnies are led by a Paleostinian identified as Hatem al-Hassan, the radio station said, adding that his deputy is Ahmed al-Rifai, a Syrian. The gangs are taking the weapons and ammunition to caves in the town of Maaraboun, which similar to Arsal lies in Baalbek district, to hand them over to Lebanese fighters, VDL stated. Their intention is to spread chaos in Leb, it added.
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| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 Wow, sounds like a tough assignment. Give 'em a string of Black Cat firecrackers and roll of Jimmy Dean Pork Sausage and I'd call it good to go. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-09-30 09:07 |