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Jihadi groups in north #Lebanon admit to defeat in battle against the army
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Jihadi groups have not learned their lesson from their experiences in north #Lebanon. They repeat the same mistakes and end up with the same outcome. What drives an armed group that adopts a certain cause, whether just or not, to wage a battle which it knows ahead of time is a losing battle?

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Jihadi groups in north #Lebanon admit to defeat in battle against the army
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Lebanese soldiers are seen following the clashes between troops and masked gunmen as soldiers control the area in #Lebanon's northern city of #Tripoli on October 25, 2014. (Photo: Anadolu Agency) Lebanese soldiers are seen following the clashes between troops and masked gunmen as soldiers control the area in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli on October 25, 2014. (Photo: Anadolu Agency)

Jihadi groups have not learned their lesson from their experiences in #North_Lebanon. They repeat the same mistakes and end up with the same outcome. What drives an armed group that adopts a certain cause, whether just or not, to wage a battle which it knows ahead of time is a losing battle?

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#Lebanon : #Tripoli keeps its distance from #ISIS
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Tripoli’s notorious alleyway commanders patrol a neighborhood. (Photo: Al-Akhbar) Tripoli’s notorious alleyway commanders patrol a neighborhood. (Photo: Al-Akhbar)

A tour through Tripoli’s streets and salons does a lot to assuage concerns regarding the prospect of it joining the list of the cities pledging an oath of loyalty to the Islamic State of #Iraq and #syria (ISIS) anytime soon. Neither the previous standoff between al-Qaeda and #Hezbollah in Dahiyeh, and Hermel awakened the former’s sleeper cells in the city, nor are ISIS’ victories expected to pull off this feat, at least for the time being.

Ghassan Saoud

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#ISIS’ victories revive fears of Islamic emirate in North #Lebanon
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An image uploaded on June 14, 2014 on the jihadist website Welayat Salahuddin allegedly shows a militant of the Islamic State of #Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) standing next to a captured vehicle left behind by Iraqi security forces at an unknown location in the Salaheddin province. (Photo: AFP-Welayat Salahuddin) An image uploaded on June 14, 2014 on the jihadist website Welayat Salahuddin allegedly shows a militant of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) standing next to a captured vehicle left behind by Iraqi security forces at an unknown location in the Salaheddin province. (Photo: AFP-Welayat Salahuddin)

Informed Islamist sources told Al-Akhbar about a discussion that took place between Islamist groups and (...)

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