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| Lebanese army refuses to negotiate with Fatah al-Islam |
| 2007-08-30 |
| After the Lebanese army evacuated their women and children, the Fatah al-Islam terrorists are now trying to evacuate their wounded fighters. Lebanon's bravest response: Surrender or die. The Lebanese army responded by demanding that all the terrorists surrender if they want any hope of staying alive, and then proceeded to bombard Fatah al-Islam positions in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. Lebanese army gunship helicopters staged repeated air raids on Fatah al-Islam positions inside Nahr al-Bared where the army has besieged the extremist militants since May 20, he said. The army had warned it would intensify attacks after Friday's evacuation from the camp of the militants' wives and children, a total of 63 people. No Mercy for Terrorists Palestinian clerics are continuing to try to negotiate the evacuation of nine wounded Fatah al-Islam members from Nahr al-Bared. However the army is done playing games, and has insisted that the wounded would only be evacuated when the remaining fighters, thought to number about 70, surrender. The Lebanese Army and government demonstrated ample humanity by assisting in the evacuation of the wives and children of the fighters who brought their terror campaign to Lebanon. The evacuees with Syrian travel documents have reportedly already left for neighboring Syria over the weekend. Evacuees with Jordanian travel documents also headed to Jordan by land from Syria on Tuesday. Those with Lebanese documents have stayed with relatives or at other Palestinian refugee camps in the country. The wife of Fatah al-Islam leader Shaker al-Abssi was staying at an undisclosed location known to Lebanese security officials. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Other than the multiple 'Final Pushes,' of course... USN, I'd give the Lebs the benefit of inexperience. They're Muslims, used to shooting their mouths off like this stuff. "Mother of all battles" and crap like that. After they start getting used to being feared and dangerous because, well, they ARE fearsome and dangerous, they'll realize that "do", not "talk", is the coin of the military realm. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2007-08-30 17:39 |
| #5 Hasn't the 'Surrendor or Die' option been the one consistent thing throughout this whole operation? Other than the multiple 'Final Pushes,' of course... |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2007-08-30 14:00 |
| #4 Nice to see the locals going hardass on these bastards for once. Remember boys, "to the last drop of blood". You promised... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-08-30 12:01 |
| #3 Redirect any funds which would we would provide for the arming of Palestinian forces to the Lebanese army and solve two problems at once. |
| Posted by: Grumenk Philalzabod0723 2007-08-30 06:56 |
| #2 Lebanon's army is lacking all things? time to dust off Roosevelt's "Lend and Lease". |
| Posted by: JFM 2007-08-30 04:42 |
| #1 Didn't we read yesterday about this Leb army is so lacking in all things, using Huey's and manually pushing bombs out of them! Rigging "stuff" with any other "stuff" they can find. These guy deserve some big time hero stuff... Bet there are lots of Marines who would volunteer to get there and help them! |
| Posted by: Sherry 2007-08-30 00:37 |