15 Syrians, Including al-Nusra Members, Arrested at Arsal Checkpoint
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Fifteen Syrian nationals, including members of the extremist al-Nusra Front, were arrested Wednesday in the Bekaa border town of Arsal, according to state-run National News Agency.
NNA said the men were arrested at the army's Wadi al-Shaab checkpoint in Arsal for entering Lebanon with “fake identification papers.”
The detainees will be referred to the Military Police for further investigations, according to the agency.
On Tuesday, five Syrian nationals were arrested in the Akkar town of Shadra for entering Lebanon illegally.
And on Monday, the army arrested two Lebanese and 19 Syrians in Wadi Khaled for entering Lebanon with a Kalashnikov rifle, two guns, ammunition, 30 mobile phones, a laptop and various foreign currencies in their possession.
Since the eruption of the uprising in Syria in March 2011, security forces and the army have arrested a number of gunmen and individuals who sought to enter Lebanon illegally.
The un-demarcated Lebanese-Syrian border has facilitated the flow of gunmen to and from Syria.
19 March 2014, 20:15
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I reject your words and they shall not see fruition in any way... whose going to do the fighting? You? Or are you going to hire foreigners to do the job for you?
You choose to see only half the side of the coin. Clearly, your name gives you away.
We are not in the 1970's any more. Neither your nor your 'enemies' are neglected and you do not have the right to say that you party is being persecuted unfairly.
These guys are not welcome in our country and their plans shall fail.
And yes, of course, I don't want Lebanon to send fighters to Syria. Period. Neither from the left nor the from the right. We should work for peace and calm.
19 March 2014, 20:18
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28 minutes ago LBCI: The Syrians Anas and Ibrahim al-Qari were arrested in Younine and they confessed to having links to the Abdullah Azzam Brigades.
LOL
19 March 2014, 23:30
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Terrorist you lost any credibility you had when you started using terms like "Christian scavengers" and "Shia terrorists" the other day. People like you are a big part of the problem in our country.
19 March 2014, 23:56
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No. Aoun is Lebanese, who happens to be Christian. Nasrallah is Lebanese who happens to be Shia. Would you like it if I referred to Sunnis as "metkhalfin" because of Assir?
Imagine if you were living in any civilized country, and said something like "those black savages" or "those asian imbeciles" if a person you don't like happened to be one of those races.
If Lebanon was filled with people like me, Lebanon would be safe for all.
El3ab
20 March 2014, 00:24
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Just so you know, I'm anti-hezbollah and anti-aoun to the core, but for purely national reasons, and not sectarian ones like you.
Noone is denying you to live freely, but you are advocating that the people take up arms and start another civil war. Ask your parents how that worked out for their generation. And I may "label" certain people or organizations, but you will never see me labeling a religious group or a community as a whole.
I do still have my legoes from when I was a kid, sure badda atshe. And you, go play with your toy soldiers, instead of talking about arming and fighting other Lebanese.
20 March 2014, 00:44
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I don't know what the instant solution is to Lebanon's problems, and I would never pretend that I do. However I do know one thing: sooner or later (no matter how long), things will get better in Lebanon, Hezbollah will return to the state, the Lebanese will move on from their past differences and live together in peace.
That is my dream as a Lebanese, and I believe that sectarian sentiments like the ones you've expressed are dangerous, and if enough people start repeating them, they become ingrained and will threaten the future reconciliation of the Lebanese people.
Best thing you can do at this point is try to stay moderate, and speak to people in a reasonable manner. Eventually, moderation will overcome extremism if we put our minds to it.
20 March 2014, 01:55
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LOL, they're not even trying to hide the fact that they're pro-Nusra, anti-LAF anymore.
