Army Deserter Killed in Akkar Shootout

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An Army Intelligence unit shot dead on Wednesday a Lebanese military deserter in the northern district of Akkar, the military said.

Corporal Atef Saadeddine died during a shootout with the intelligence patrol, it said in a communique.

The incident took place near the town of al-Bireh where soldiers were raiding a house where he was hiding.

Saadeddine, 26, faces desertion charges since he disappeared in the eastern Bekaa Valley almost two years ago.

He defected to the al-Qaida-linked al-Nusra Front in neighboring Syria claiming in a video that his move came as a result of the injustice against Sunnis in Lebanon.

In the 6-minute long video, he also called on Lebanese soldiers to take a similar step.

Islamists in the country claim that Sunnis are facing harassment by the army, which they accuse of working under the command of Hizbullah.

The army communique said Saadeddine was injured when he fought alongside terrorists who overran the northeastern border town of Arsal in August 2014.

The deserter was also involved the fighting between troops and jihadists in the northern city of Tripoli and surrounding areas in October of the same year, it added.

Comments 8
Thumb kataebi1965 23 March 2016, 10:42

to hell , filthy traitor

Thumb kataebi1965 23 March 2016, 10:43

You also can't blame him no to defect , when Iran's puppets in lebanon are discrediting the instituitions and controlling the government

Thumb Mystic 23 March 2016, 11:37

So you encourage the proud soldiers to defect? Only traitor here is you.

Thumb kataebi1965 23 March 2016, 13:49

No , i dont encourage soldiers to defect and that's why i called him a traitor . I also confirm that you are a bigger traitor than he is .... You have long ago defected with the Iranian "wlaya faqih" and are as much lebanese as this traitor soldier is

Thumb Mystic 23 March 2016, 11:37

So you encourage the proud soldiers to defect? Only traitor here is you.

Missing heroes 23 March 2016, 18:15

Haram? Haram are the innocent killed in Paris, Belgium, Syria and elsewhere in this God forsaken world by the comrades animals of this deserter scum. My condolences.....

Thumb kanaanljdid 23 March 2016, 19:19

The same applies to Shia extremist who claims they are victims everywhere.

Thumb gigahabib 24 March 2016, 01:57

Sorry, I'm not a Salafist.