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'Syrian-Syrian Deal' May Free Lebanese Troops, Nusra Says 'Thousands of Jihadists' in Lebanon
2014-09-27
[AnNahar] A "Syrian-Syrian deal" that is currently in the making might involve the release of the captive Lebanese troops, a media report said on Friday, as the chief of the 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 in Syria's Qalamun threatened to wage "war" inside Leb.

"The negotiations have apparently matured," LBCI television reported.

"The deal will be Syrian-Syrian given the complications of the negotiations between Leb and al-Nusra," the TV network added, citing information obtained from an unnamed source.

Under the alleged deal, "an exchange will occur between al-Nusra and the Lebanese army, which will include the captive troops and the gunnies who were nabbed
Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please!
in (the Bekaa border town of) Arsal," LBCI said.

It noted that the army had arrested scores of gunnies during the August battle with al-Nusra 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 Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
group in Arsal.

"They have not been referred to court and the principle of swapping them for the captive troops has been approved by all parties," LBCI added.

It also pointed out that Hizbullah
...Party of God, a Leb militia inspired, founded, funded and directed by Iran. Hizbullah refers to itself as The Resistance and purports to defend Leb against Israel, with whom it has started and lost one disastrous war to date, though it did claim victory...
will play a key role in the deal, given the fact that "it has dozens of Nusra and IS captives in its custody."

"Hizbullah has expressed willingness to exchange the captives it has for the hostage troops," LBCI said, adding that "it has also voiced readiness to mediate with the Syrian regime to secure the release of detainees and prisoners held by Syrian authorities."

The TV network also reported that a Qatar
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates...
i envoy had arrived in Beirut on Friday.

"He did not head to Arsal as he is awaiting the outcome of the ongoing negotiations, which have been described as strenuous and serious," LBCI added.

Meanwhile,
...back at the cheese factory, there was only one thought in the mouse's mind: I can do this! I can do this! Then the trap sprung...
Abou Malek al-Talleh, the so-called emir of al-Nusra in Qalamun, warned Friday that "jihadists are in their thousands across Leb, awaiting the permission to start the battle."

"War is looming on the horizon and the battle with Hizbullah will not only be limited to the border area and the mountains anymore," he added, in an audio recording.

"We have managed to break all the security barriers in all Lebanese regions," Abou Malek said.

Addressing Islamist inmates at Leb's Roumieh prison, he added: "Our hearts are with you and a solution is only a matter of several days."

The holy warriors, who kidnapped around 35 troops and coppers during the Arsal battle, have reportedly set several conditions to freeing the captives, including the release of Islamist inmates held in Roumieh prison.

They killed three of the hostages in August and September and have threatened to execute more if their demands were not met.
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