Syrian Terror Suspect Arrested in Deir al-Zahrani
A Syrian man was arrested Monday in the southern town of Deir al-Zahrani on suspicion of belonging to terrorist groups, state-run National News Agency reported.
“Army intelligence agents arrested the Syrian Th. al-Slaibi in the southern town of Deir al-Zahrani on suspicion of belonging to terrorist groups operating outside Lebanon,” NNA said.
He was taken to the southern headquarters of the army's intelligence directorate for interrogation.
The army intensified its crackdown on terror suspects in the wake of the arrest of Imad Yassine, whom the military described as the “emir” of the Islamic State group in the Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp.
According to media reports, Yassine was coordinating with the IS leadership to stage major “Iraq-like bombings” across Lebanon.
An army statement issued Thursday said Yassine had been plotting to stage bomb attacks against “army posts, vital and touristic facilities, shopping centers, popular gatherings and residential areas in several Lebanese regions.”
As Safir newspaper reported Friday that Yassine's bank of targets had included Casino du Liban, downtown Beirut, the Central Bank, the power generation plants in Jiyeh and al-Zahrani, Nabatiyeh's “Monday Market”, UNIFIL forces in the South, KFC outlets in Dbaye, army patrols and posts, in addition to firing rockets at Israel in a bid to ignite the southern front.
Al-Joumhouria newspaper meanwhile reported that Yassine had been plotting to assassinate political figures in Sidon and Beirut, including Speaker Nabih Berri.
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It's excellent capturing this ISIS trash, but that's only half the problem. So long as Iran walks and infects Lebanon without impunity, then the mission is not fully accomplished. Of course, that's for the people to decide, but they're not smart enough at this point and are bought and played by Iran so much. This is just for show at this point, as the whole problem is not acknowledged.
