Army Leadership Slams Hints of Armed Militants along Northern Border

General Director of the army command Brigadier General Hassan Ayoub rejected hints that “illegal armed militants” had deployed along the Lebanese-Syrian border in the North, al-Liwaa newspaper reported on Monday.

He instead confirmed that the Lebanese army is deployed along the border.

Meanwhile, Mustaqbal bloc MP Moueen al-Merhbi announced that Hizbullah deployed 130 mm canons of 30 kilometer range in the northern region of Akkar.

He called on the army to “investigate the existence of those canons that were seen by several witnesses.”

The MP was quoted as saying that the canons were being moved into Oyoun Orghosh and other areas from Syria.

Merhbi noted that Syrian border guards are carrying out night patrols in the neighboring border areas of al-Abboudieh and Sheikh Ayyash areas, while the Lebanese army has not taken any action.

Hizbullah has meanwhile denied the MP’s allegations, deeming them “fabricated and ridiculous.”