4 Lebanese Dead, 10 Hurt in Shelling on Syrian Border Town
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Four Lebanese nationals were killed and 10 others wounded in shelling by regime forces on the Syrian border town of Jousiyeh on Wednesday, media reports said.
“Four people who hail from Arsal were killed and 10 others wounded in the town of Jousiyeh on the Syrian side of the border,” the Beirut-based, pan-Arab television al-Mayadeen reported.
The pro-Syria, Hizbullah-affiliated al-Manar television said “Syrian warplanes hit the headquarters of the gunmen in the Syrian town of Jousiyeh, which left four Lebanese who hail from Arsal dead and 10 others wounded.”
The two TV networks did not say if the alleged Lebanese nationals were fighters or civilians.
But Agence France Presse quoted a Lebanese security source as saying that four Lebanese villagers died in an airstrike while fighting alongside the rebels.
Syrian forces have staged several incursions into Arsal since the beginning of the popular revolt in Syria in March 2011. Several Arsal residents were also killed by cross-border shelling.
Arsal residents deny fighting alongside the rebel Free Syrian Army and have been calling on the Lebanese army to deploy on the border with Syria.
Clashes broke out in June between Syrian troops and Arsal residents after a Lebanese man was killed and two wounded on the Lebanese-Syrian border.
Rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons were fired during the clashes at Kherbet Daoud, an area on the outskirts of Arsal.
The fighting broke out after Syrian security forces intercepted smugglers crossing into Syria. However, there was no information as to what they were smuggling.
22 August 2012, 19:43
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and the army again did nothing....now assad is killing lebanese directly and wat is the army doing??? absolutely nothing and i find that really sad...all we hear is talk from our president bass nothing no action not even returning fire or protection...tfeh 3a heik dawleh w allah yir7am every civilian who lost their lives for political gain when they had nothing to do with it
22 August 2012, 19:45
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Not sure if the army had any rights to intervene given it was in Syria (from what I read here)...Four people who hail from Arsal were killed and 10 others wounded in the town of Jousiyeh on the Syrian side of the border.
23 August 2012, 05:03
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one should ask what Flamethrower is doing in Lebanon? if it is the protection of Iran or liberation of Quds that he seeks than maybe he should go live in Tehran or Palestine.
23 August 2012, 05:30
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@makhaleh
what you want the army to do ? Invade Syrian territories ? Those are the same outlaws from Arsal who were killing the ISF and the Lebanese army. Both sides in Syria's war are thugs and killers.... Allah ykhallesna minnoun kelloun so that they wont mess with Lebanon after things cool down in Syria.
23 August 2012, 09:01
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All I meant is that these are lebanese people and the army should protect them at all cost bass anyways I miss read the part on the syrian side was half asleep
23 August 2012, 04:52
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FlameThrower, your comment goes both ways..."one should ask what were the lebanese pilgrims doing IN syria in a hot zone"...these lebanese did not cross the border they were shot while on lebanese soil...our so called government should take action and at least deploy lebanese army along the border...
23 August 2012, 09:12
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First the demarcation line is pretty confused, second the Lebanese must mind their business, whether we morally support one side or the other, we must not go beyond moral support. Lebanon has more than enough problems as it is, creating more problems will just help us sink a little more.
23 August 2012, 10:55
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In fact I've been saying this for quite a while now, that the hard fact is, that no matter what we Lebanese may want to do inside Syria or outside Syria, we are just a tiny little drop in a big sea. No matter what, events in Syria will take their course and will end someday with the changes that are taking place right under our noses. Syria is now well and truly between the teeth of the big players, the US and Russia mainly deals and counter deals are being made and they will reach a compromise to protect their interests in the region. Therefore we Lebanese Ignoramuses Gigantic must understand that the best we can do, is save our breaths and not risk our country any further because our own changes will start taking place just after Syria's. Please, for the love of nation let's try to understand that.
