Geagea: Army Could Coordinate with International Coalition to Free Captive Soldiers

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Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea noted on Friday that the state is faced with two options regarding the release of the soldiers and policemen held captive by Islamist militants from Syria.

He said via Twitter: “The army should attempt to free them by force, which requires complete coordination with the international coalition against the Islamic State group.”

“All the government's current actions in the case of the captives will not yield any result,” he added.

The second option, he tweeted, requires the government “to take a decision as soon as possible calling for Hizbullah to withdraw its fighters from Syria immediately.”

The soldiers and policemen were abducted in August at the end of clashes with the Islamists in the northeastern border town of Arsal.

Three of them have since been executed, while efforts are underway to release the rest.

The families of the captives have been staging protests throughout Lebanon to pressure the state to exert more efforts to free them.

The Islamists have meanwhile reportedly been demanding the release of fellow Islamists in Roumieh prison in exchange for the Lebanese hostages.

They have also been critical of Hizbullah's fighting in Syria alongside the country's ruling regime.

M.T.

G.K.

Comments 14
Thumb EagleDawn 26 September 2014, 12:06

or 3rd option as the chief terrorist said negotiate and get our soldiers back like he is negotiating with ISIL to get his terrorists back.

Thumb sophia_angle 26 September 2014, 12:28

it is the first time i agree with u...fakait 3i2dit el General walla still nightmares??

Thumb ex-fpm 26 September 2014, 12:41

First time I disagree with Dr. Geagea.

Default-user-icon CFTC (Guest) 26 September 2014, 12:49

...so it means you've never been an ''fpm'' consequently impossible to be an ''ex-fpm'' ... who's the liar ?

Default-user-icon CFTC (Guest) 26 September 2014, 13:14

Kindly CFTC (Guest) use your own screen name coz people are getting mixed up between the two of us. Thank you

Default-user-icon CFTC (Guest) 26 September 2014, 15:06

yes CFTC (Guest) please come up with your own screen name

Thumb sophia_angle 26 September 2014, 12:53

el hakim 3am bisir 3awne looool:)

Thumb ex-fpm 26 September 2014, 12:57

he would not stoop so low, never!

Thumb galaxy 26 September 2014, 16:08

your hizb promised divine victory and what happened? they got their behinds whipped pretty bad.

Thumb lebnanfirst 26 September 2014, 23:32

Sure Assad is till in Syria, but, he controls less and less territory with every passing day. Way to go...

Was Assad able to reclaim any territory from ISIS? NO
Was HA able to reclaim any territory from ISIS? NO
Did ISIS succeed in snatching a whole province from Assad? YES

Now move aside and clear the way for those who can do the job. None other than your beloved country USA. Even Assad is now cheering the US on and probably Iran and HA as well close as they got to having their asses handed to them.

Chew on that.

Default-user-icon +oua nabka + (Guest) 26 September 2014, 16:11

yalla yalla abou malek(nousra leader in qualamoun)badna nfout 3ala Beirut this is what so called Syrian refugees (terrorists )were chanting in arsal
hope our government hear this and hope ya hakim you hear this also

Thumb nickjames 26 September 2014, 16:53

Geagea is right where he says the army should use force, but it doesn't need to cooperate with the coalition. The longer the army sits around, more soldiers will be executed

Default-user-icon CFTC (Guest) 26 September 2014, 17:34

you are a genius Flamethrower, impressive!

Thumb nickjames 26 September 2014, 17:10

You mean miten w khamsin lira