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| Army Continues Crackdown in Tripoli, Akkar amid Raids near al-Beddawi | |
| 2014-11-04 | |
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... and in other areas in the North. Military units "carried out a major crackdown around the al-Beddawi camp in search of gunnies and runaways, while raids were made in several suspicious locations," the army said in a statement. Army forces "staged patrols and erected checkpoints and surveillance points in all these areas," the statement added. The army said its steps are part of the "continued security measures in the neighborhoods of the city of Tripoli and the Akkar region." Earlier, the army detained in a raid in the town of Bhannine in the Akkar district two men involved in the recent festivities in the area and confiscated a rocket propelled grenade and military equipment. The army command said in a communique issued late on Saturday that a "military unit carried out raids on several suspicious areas in (the northern district of) Minieh and Bhannine and tossed in the clink Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! Toufic Mohammed Akkoush and Mohammed Ahmed Akkoush, who were involved in the shooting at soldiers in the town of Bhannine." The statement added that a Lebanese national and two Syrians were also detained, without revealing their identities. "An RPG and a quantity of military equipment were seized near the town's technical school," the army continued. The suspects along with the confiscated weapons were referred to the competent judicial authority, the statement said. Gunmen led by Islamist holy warrior Sheikh Khaled Hoblos, a previously unknown holy man, engaged in deadly festivities with the army last weekend in the town of Bhannine. The festivities in Bhannine and al-Mhammara coincided with unprecedented fighting between the army and Islamist forces of Evil in Tripoli's old souks and Bab al-Tabbaneh neighborhood. | |
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