Syrian Force Abducts Lebanese Man from Masharii al-Qaa
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Syrian regime forces on Wednesday stormed a house in the Bekaa border area of Masharii al-Qaa and tried to kidnap Lebanese nationals Omar Youssef Krumbi and Ali Ahmed Zaarour, but one of them managed to escape, MTV reported.
The TV network said the security sources declined to give further information but noted that the relevant authorities are conducting contacts in a bid to identify the circumstances of the abduction.
In May 2012, Lebanese citizen Mohammed Hassan al-Turkmani was kidnapped from his house in al-Qaa.
Also in May, media reports said Syrian troops crossed over into Lebanon and kidnapped Mohammed Mahmoud Ibrahim near the town of al-Abboudiyeh in Akkar.
On May 11, members of the rebel Free Syrian Army abducted two Lebanese citizens and a Syrian national. The Lebanese Jaafar clan retaliated by abducting some 50 members of the opposition in the Syrian border towns of Zeita and al-Burhaniyeh.
The Syrian army has repeatedly infiltrated Lebanese territory in the North and Bekaa since the eruption of anti-regime protests in Syria in March 2011.
It has kidnapped Lebanese citizens for various undisclosed reasons and taken them to Syria before releasing them.
In September, Syrian troops infiltrated the border region of al-Qaa in the northern Bekaa and abducted two citizens, reported Lebanon's National News Agency.
The troops searched a number of houses in the area before returning to Syria.
Syria had repeatedly said that it is chasing defectors and gunmen during its incursions into Lebanon.
Rockets fired during clashes in Syria have also occasionally landed in Lebanese territory.
13 February 2013, 18:51
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Assad respects Lebanese sovereignty soooo much. He loves us so much in fact that he wants us to be a part of Syria. What a nice guy!
14 February 2013, 01:42
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Wait one minute FT. The FM constitution affirms the Lebanese state and the Lebanese identity. However, it is the SSNP and Lebanese Ba'ath that call for joining Syria, your allies.
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14 February 2013, 01:43
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In M14, calling for a joining with Syria is political suicide.
For M8, it is the norm.
14 February 2013, 01:44
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wlak your za3im as soon as his egg head reached beirut after we kicked out the Syrians he went and visited the Syrian president to kiss his feet and beg for political power. Your Hezbollah and Alawite allies put up pictures of Assad in their neighborhoods. I have never seen a picture of Mo3az Khatib anywhere in M14 areas. Shame on you! Liars and traitors
14 February 2013, 12:43
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See how you can defeat Israel? this wonderful move by Bashar will lead to the defeat of Israel and bring democracy to Syria no doubt...
14 February 2013, 12:53
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Where are the "ashraf el nès" to protect Lebanese sovereignty like they "protected" it against Israel (by getting the country bombed out)? Israel has not managed to kill 70,000 Arabs throughout its 60-year+ career as the blight of the region, and yet Assad, single-handedly, managed to do just that in less than two years.
