Army Arrests al-Saadiyet Clashes Suspects
The Lebanese army arrested on Saturday several suspects involved in gunbattles that took place a day earlier in the coastal town of al-Saadiyet that lies south of Beirut.
“An army unit raided several areas this morning, arresting 10 nationals, two Syrians and a Palestinian,” said a communique issued by the military command.
The troops seized arms, ammunition, military gear and telecommunications equipment during the raids, it said.
The suspects were referred to the appropriate authorities as the army continued to track the remaining suspects, the communique added.
According to the military, a dispute between “people affiliated to certain (political) parties” turned into a gunbattle on Friday night.
The army did not say which parties were involved in the fighting. But media reports revealed that the clashes took place between the Hizbullah-affiliated Resistance Brigades and members of the al-Asaad family.
This is not the first such incident in the al-Saadiyat area.
On January 12, a prayer hall came under gunfire during the presence of a local Hizbullah official in it.
The area had witnessed heavy clashes between supporters of al-Mustaqbal and members of the Resistance Brigades in July 2015 during which scores of people were injured.
20 February 2016, 16:49
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Meanwhile no one touches the holy men of the party of God as they flamboyantly pass army checkpoints with trunks full of weapons. Farce.
20 February 2016, 18:35
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trunks full of weapons??? you think rockets can be hidden in trunks? They pass army check points in full military fatigue, heavy artillery, rocket launchers, jeeps, ATVs, and the army salutes them. I have pictures to prove it sent to me by a friend I went to school with and who is fighting with hezballah in Syria.
20 February 2016, 19:40
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many times I saw trucks packed with rockets passing LAF checkpoints unquestionned. I reported it to Snowden but he already knew that.
20 February 2016, 19:53
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توقف السير في صوفر جراء استقبال جثمان أدونيس نصر المنتمي إلى الحزب السوري القومي الاجتماعي والذي قتل في سوريا.
i am sure you also that too. please report on it.
20 February 2016, 18:38
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In Baalback there was a real war in the true sense of the word last week between tribes vying for drug privileges and money. The army arrested 5 people only. Guess what.... A meeting will be held at army intelligence barracks this coming Wednesday to reconcile the differences and release those arrested and end of story.
