[An Nahar] An arrest warrant was issued on Thursday against a Syrian national on charges of belonging to the terrorist group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant... the current version of al-Qaeda in Iraq, just as blood-thirsty and well-beloved as the original...
, reported the National News Agency.
It said that Military Tribunal Judge Imad al-Zein issued the arrest warrant against detainee B.M., a defector of the Syrian army.
The suspect took part in the fighting in Syria, where he joined the ranks of the Islamic Farouq Brigades.
He was responsible for recruiting would-be jacket wallahs and sending them to Syria.
He was locked away
Book 'im, Mahmoud!
on the Beirut-Bekaa highway, possessing the identification card of his brother in an attempt to conceal his identity.
The suspect may face the death penalty if convicted.
On Monday, 28 suspects were charged with belonging to ISIL, planning to carry out suicide kabooms by using boom belts and preparing explosive-rigged vehicles.