BEIRUT — Lebanese troops on Saturday killed two militants including a head of the Al Qaeda-inspired Fatah Al Islam which fought the army three years ago, a military spokesman said.
| I was wondering if the Lebs had decided to forget and forgive. Apparently not ... |
‘Abdel Rahman Awad, one of the key leaders of Fatah Al Islam,’ was killed along with another militant known as Abu Bakr during clashes in the eastern Bekaa Valley region, the spokesman told AFP.
| If we had a CIA that was competent, we'd be telling everyone that Abdel was a secret Israeli spy ... |
A judicial source said Abu Bakr was AwadÂ’s key deputy who provided military training to members of the shadowy group said to be inspired by Al Qaeda. |