Qahwaji: Majority of Tripoli Gunmen under Politicians’ Influence
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Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji stressed that politicians have a responsibility to work on restoring calm in the northern city of Tripoli, reported As Safir newspaper on Friday.
He told the newspaper: “More than half of the gunmen in Tripoli are under the politicians’ influence.”
“They therefore are obligated to order them to withdraw from the street and work on easing the heated political rhetoric,” he noted.
“They should create a suitable atmosphere to harbor the army since it remains the Lebanese people’s first and last resort,” declared Qahwaji.
He stressed: “If the army’s authority is destroyed, then nothing will remain of the military institution.”
Strengthening the institution must be a priority for the politicians because its empowerment will reassure the Lebanese people, continued the army commander.
The army is determined to complete its mission in Tripoli and remove all armed presence in the city, he added.
“It was ordered to act firmly to restore calm and protect the people,” he said.
Clashes erupted in Tripoli on Saturday in light of the arrest of Islamist Shadi al-Mawlawi.
The clashes broke out between the rival neighborhoods of Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen, leaving nine dead and 90 wounded.
18 May 2012, 09:57
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The army is responsible for every single death after the first one. It is its job to keep its citizens safe, let alone its soldiers. In which country does the army get fired at, and not make a move? It is not the soldiers who are to blame but their corrupted command. The whole clashes were a setup, the people of Tripoli fell for it, they reacted in a way that polishes Syria and Hezbollah's image.
18 May 2012, 10:57
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As long as the army controls jabal mohsen and the thugs armed by hizbushaitan, all the others will have no reason to bear arms
18 May 2012, 11:08
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God bless the LAF we are all behind them .Not sure why Naharnet do not psot my comments
18 May 2012, 12:38
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Man I am FPM! I was born and raised to love the army, unlike LF who butchered soldiers just for fun(eg:jounieh, Kleiaat) nor PSP who burned the LEbanese flag, nor Harriri who is Saoudi. so Hypocrites really!!
18 May 2012, 20:55
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FPM used to be an organization a man can hold his head high to be a part of, then brainwashed people like you joined it and then ex-General MA came back to lead it into the ground. What a shame. People who live in the past because the present doesn't suite them, will never advance.
18 May 2012, 12:55
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"Majority of Tripoli Gunmen under Politicians’ Influence" well if u want resolve the situation capture the heads before it's too late ;)
18 May 2012, 13:00
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The salafis are trying to make a 'copy/paste' of south lebanon;
1-israel the enemy of chia in south, 2- syrian regime the enemy of sunni in north making same balance figuratively this would lead lebanon to crack from the middle. :(
18 May 2012, 15:26
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i guess syria is your friend and that it has brought many goods to lebanon...they killed more lebanese than israel stole millions from the lebanese teasury but they are only the enemies of the north... no wonder coming from the supporters of those who thanked syria!
18 May 2012, 15:29
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There is a big difference. THe salafis is something not old and rooted in Lebanon. They are a absolute minority of sunnies in Lebanon.
...but you gotta love the idea. If hezb is doing a mokawame in south, why dont the rest of the Lebanese (christians, Sunni and whoever feels like) do a "countermokawame" in the north? A balance in weopons will lead to disarming I think...or the end of Lebanon:-)
18 May 2012, 15:04
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and it is comic when M8 use the word independence and democracy coming from a group supported and paid by iran...
18 May 2012, 15:26
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The problem here is a problem of credibility. As long as hezb. has their weopons, others will keep on arming.
How can the army convince people in tripoli, or convince salafis that they should not arm themselves, or should not accept armed groups in their areas, when they know the south and Bekaa is totally controlled by Hezb arms? ( not to mention the allawis wepons) As we know some areas the army is not even allowed to enter to capture drug dealers.
Not being a fan of Salafis ( wahabis) I have to admit that they are not the head that has to be cut. it is instead the weopon issue of Hezb that has to be solved first.
18 May 2012, 15:44
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well that are the double standards of M8... hezb can do whatever they want as long as the M8 allies keep all their privileges. they don t care about lebanon! chaos is the best thing for hezb to keep its arms...
and as you pointed out if the hezb can resist in the south then they have to accpet that wome want to resist in the north... it is logic!
18 May 2012, 21:00
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Child, stop playing with your dad's PC and find something better to do with your time. I suppose the Party of Terror and Intimidation forgot to hand out Sony PlayStations to keep you teenagers occupied while grown-ups are having important conversations. Best call IRAN and ask them to include funds for PS3 in 2013 budget.
19 May 2012, 06:57
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Majority of Tripoli Gunmen under Politicians’ Influence......
All of Lebanon Gunmen under Politicans Influence and majority of politicians are under influence of foreign states based on religious affiliations. They are suffocating this beautiful land called Lebanon.
