Lebanese Army offensive in the north not a war against Sunnis: Rifi
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“... Although we have a feeling that someone is hiding behind institutions to push for strife, and we condemn this,...
Tripoli officials call for immediate ceasefire to Lebanon fighting
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The session was attended by Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi, a representative of former Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Muslim Scholars Committee representatives, as well as other local officials.
Juste pour rappel,
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For the past few months, the Lebanese army has been coming under growing armed attacks, mainly in northern Lebanon.
The head of the Muslim Scholars Committee: Hariri’s return shortens
the lifespan of sedition.
Une phrase à graver dans le marbre (du flux Nahar)
Report: Islamists Seeking to Exchange Captive Security Personnel with Roumieh Inmates
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The fate of at least 35 soldiers and policemen, who were held captive by Islamist gunmen in the northeastern border town of Arsal, remains unknown after contacts were lost with them.
According to As Safir newspaper published on Friday, armed men who retreated to Syria from the northeastern border town of Arsal after intensified clashes with the Lebanese army have taken hostage more than 35 soldiers and policemen in an attempt to exchange them for Islamist prisoners, who are held at Roumieh prison’s Bloc B.
On Thursday, a delegation from the Muslim Scholars Committee tasked with mediating with jihadist gunmen in Arsal announced that it has lost contact with militants who have taken army and Internal Security Forces personnel captive.
But al-Nusra Front announced later that the soldiers and policemen who are still in captivity have a “special status that will be revealed later.”
N. Lebanon rallies in support of Sunni prisoners
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Huge crowds marched across the northern city of Tripoli to voice support for Sunni militants held in prison over alleged involvement in gunbattles linked to the Syria war.
The protesters responded to a call for rallies from the Muslim Scholars Committee in “solidarity with the oppressed Sunnis in Tripoli.”
Rallies kicked off after dawn prayers from several local mosques and met up at Tinal Mosque.
“It is hard for us that Ramadan is over and Eid al-Fitr is here and our oppressed Sunni brothers and sons are locked up in prisons,” Sheikh Raed Hleihel told the crowd. “Sheikh Hussam al-Sabbagh was, has become and will remain the safety valve of Tripoli."