Zoaiter Family Member Killed in Clash with Army in Fanar as Man Shot Dead in Akkar

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A clash broke out on Friday between the army and a suspect wanted on drug dealing charges, reported the National News Agency, as a man was killed and four other were hurt, including two troops, in a shooting in Akkar.

NNA said that the shootout erupted between a security patrol and Murad Zoaiter as he was being chased in al-Zoaiteriyeh neighborhood in al-Fanar.

He was wounded in the clash and later transferred to Mar Youssef Hospital in Dora where he died from his injuries “despite the intense medical care he received,” added NNA.

In an official statement, the army said its patrol “came under gunfire from Murad Abbas Munir Zoaiter, who is wanted on 24 arrest warrants over theft, assault and drug dealing offenses.”

“The members of the patrol responded in kind,” the statement added, noting that Military Police has launched a probe into the incident.

Soon after news of his death broke out, members of his clan in al-Zoaiteriyeh fired shots and rocket-propelled grenades into the air.

The military arrived at the scene to contain the tensions.

Meanwhile, residents of al-Zoaiteriyeh told al-Jadeed television that they reject any clashes with the army.

They deemed Zoaiter's death as an “assassination because the members of the army carried out a dirty operation, fleeing the scene without transporting him to hospital.”

They accused the “gang of the army intelligence, led by Khaled Abou Ali, of killing Zoaiter,” reported al-Jadeed.

“We will not remain silent and we will not receive Zoaiter's corpse before the arrest of Abou Ali,” demanded the residents.

They said that the victim was wanted on shooting offenses.

Clashes have frequently erupted between the army and members of the Zoaiter family in the Zoaiteriyeh area in its pursuit of wanted suspects.

Separately, NNA said gunfire erupted near an army checkpoint in the al-Sadaqa area in the northern region of Jurd Akkar.

The shooting resulted in the death of B. M. and the wounding of M. S. D. and A. B. in addition to two soldiers, the agency added.

M.T./Y.R.

Comments 43
Thumb ex-fpm 06 February 2015, 17:17

Ashraf al nass at it again

Thumb _mowaten_ 06 February 2015, 18:25

filthy sectarian

Thumb Elemental 06 February 2015, 19:03

Look in the mirror :)

Thumb _mowaten_ 06 February 2015, 19:08

look right in front of you, you hypocrite.

Thumb Elemental 06 February 2015, 19:15

Hahahahahaha...ZING!

Thumb EagleDawn 06 February 2015, 19:18

strange, everybody knows the zoiaters are the backbone of ashraf el neis except for mowaten:))

Thumb _mowaten_ 06 February 2015, 19:40

everybody knows what eagleyawn!?

Thumb ex-fpm 06 February 2015, 20:53

hehehe! mowaten would not know who the zoiatirs were/are or what/who ashraf al nass are because he is secular and does not think along sectarian lines like most people do;)

Thumb liberty 07 February 2015, 06:51

lol @exfpm
this lowlife gotta be the lowest scumbag humanity has ever known. He pours his filth and hatred on every article every day and has the nerve to accuse others of what he really is. Wars are a necessary evil to rid humanity of parasites such as him.

Thumb joebustani 06 February 2015, 17:30

bless anyone person, entity, organization, brigade or country that inflicts pain and suffering, death, torture, and destruction upon the iranian sectarian terrorist militia and its members, supporters or followers wherever they may be.

Default-user-icon elias abu saab (Guest) 06 February 2015, 17:30

filthy murdering militia

Default-user-icon Je Suis Flamethower (Guest) 06 February 2015, 17:36

Je suis Flamethrower, Je suis alaouite, Je suis un terroriste

Thumb Elemental 06 February 2015, 17:42

Alright, let's see your Iranian counterparts come on here and say they are with the Army. Drug charges??? who knew...

Thumb Elemental 06 February 2015, 17:44

What a hypocrite.

Thumb Elemental 06 February 2015, 18:03

I'm happy justice was served, I'm saying you're a hypocrite and a manipulator. Specially when you're loyalty is elsewhere :)

Thumb _mowaten_ 06 February 2015, 18:26

good job LAF

Thumb Elemental 06 February 2015, 18:26

Kinda like you assuming i'm M14 or a Zionist :), case in point with the manipulation on your part.

Thumb _mowaten_ 06 February 2015, 19:00

you are a zionist elemental and it's not an assumption, it's an observation.

Thumb Elemental 06 February 2015, 19:01

Ah Movaten, your pavlovian reflex proves itself yet again, have a cookie.

Thumb _mowaten_ 06 February 2015, 19:10

you dont make any sense. i take it you have nothing to say but still felt the urge to say something.

Thumb EagleDawn 06 February 2015, 19:10

you are a a farsi khomeini mowaten and it's not an assumption, it's not an observation, it is a FACT.

Thumb _mowaten_ 06 February 2015, 19:12

your definition of "fact" says it all about yourself.
and btw, everybody knows you are elemental and another dozen accounts, it's very cheap of you to "back" yourself up with fake accounts. pathetic even.

Thumb Elemental 06 February 2015, 19:14

You're as manipulative as FT my dear Movaten....coincidence?

Thumb EagleDawn 06 February 2015, 19:15

of course mowaten I am elemental and a dozen others. I am the one who was caught red handed posting as crusher, cityboy, etc.

Thumb _mowaten_ 06 February 2015, 19:17

more lies eaglyawn? first i was never "cityboy" and second i was never "caught red handed". i created "crusher" out of a joke and made it explicit it was me.

Thumb EagleDawn 06 February 2015, 19:20

and you never posted simultaneously as crusher:)) It's ok mowaten we pity you. Have to go now, sorry I have a life.

Thumb _mowaten_ 06 February 2015, 19:25

no as a matter of fact i didnt. bye, and congrats on your life, i guess we wont be seeing you 24/7 here anymore then.

Thumb Elemental 06 February 2015, 19:48

Oh Eagle! We're the same...what? Ok Mowaten, we get it, you're trying to deviate from your dear friend FT and his many fake accounts, funny how you're both manipulative like that...funny yet sad at the same time.

Thumb Elemental 06 February 2015, 22:07

Flamethrower at it again I see :) Go to bed.

Thumb Elemental 06 February 2015, 17:54

Spot on.

Thumb _mowaten_ 06 February 2015, 18:26

idiots.

Thumb Elemental 06 February 2015, 19:02

Grow up Movaten.

Thumb marcus 06 February 2015, 18:08

real thugs and criminals roaming our streets claiming to defend us.

Thumb marcus 06 February 2015, 18:09

yes the zoiaters and meqdads are their own separate army. They grow hashish, sell narcotics, and kidnap Turkish pilots right under the nose of the noble resistance.

Thumb ParvizAmir 06 February 2015, 18:47

The Islamic Republic of Iran condemns this barbaric act by the LAF and considers it a hostile heinous crime against the Zoiater clan. The Zoiater clan are an extension of the resistance and the Republic consider him a martyr and will bestow Iranian citizenship upon him.

Thumb _mowaten_ 06 February 2015, 19:13

funny how you edited your comment... only an admin can do this. busted naharnet.

Thumb Mystic 06 February 2015, 21:58

Naharnet is controlled by the editors from Al Arabiya.

Missing callaeci 06 February 2015, 18:50

Hizbullah: The Story from Within

Default-user-icon mc dad (Guest) 06 February 2015, 20:19

humm i did not realize that the jaafars are rifi's protégés but apparently they are, flamethrower knows best

Thumb saturn 06 February 2015, 21:47

I don't want a rampaging militia to be my savior, but a convicted criminal instead? Holy cow we're doomed.

Missing helicopter 07 February 2015, 00:42

Soon after news of his death broke out, members of his clan in al-Zoaiteriyeh fired shots and rocket-propelled grenades into the air.
What makes Zoaiteriyeh different than some parts of Arsal? Nothing. They both do not belong in Lebanon

The army should wipe out all forms of militancy and betrayals within our society.

Missing canadianadam 07 February 2015, 04:58

Sorry to hear this news Movaten and Southern. Hopefully Flamers adopted Meqdads won't be next.

Thumb -phoenix1 07 February 2015, 13:41

The army communique is the true version, and anything else is pretexts to cover up. Al-Zoaiteriyeh and some notable areas of Lebanon need to understand that things are changing in Lebanon, the army mood is shifting more towards being impartial than being influenced by any side it may be. The Z3ayterr clan yesterday had no right parading carrying weapons or shooting into the air, that simply defeated any position they might have had towards exonerating themselves. A thug who has so much hanging on his head cannot be exonerated as they said, he is as guilty as hell, then whoever shoots at the army, the army has every right to return fire. The residents of Al-Zoaiteriyeh must understand that their repeated acts of bravado and of intimidation is only alienating people from them, and to be honest, most people in Lebanon now carry as much weapons as them, so no need for all this Ramboesque display, time to respect the law.