Qahwaji Vows to Carry On Fierce War against Terrorism
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربيةArmy Commander General Jean Qahwaji vowed on Saturday to continue his war on terror to prevent it from infiltrating into Lebanon.
“The challenges are enormous,” Qahwaji said in comments published in As Safir newspaper.
He expressed his admiration for the military's achievements on the security level, pointing out that the army intelligence is carrying out an “outstanding” work in revealing terror networks and cells.
Qahwaji stressed that “malicious enemy is not linked to any religion and only knows the language of blood.”
Terrorists are “waiting for the first chance to assault the county, but am not worried as the will of the troops in far more greater than their terrorism,” the high-ranking army official said.
He considered the military as the “country's safe haven and bulwark.”
“Our decision is to triumph and thwart the terrorists' attempts to alter Lebanon, wipe out its history and establish an Emirate on its ruins and the blood of its people.”
Qahwaji told soldiers that they are “the hope of the Lebanese. We are with you in the field against terrorists.”
Since the conflict in neighboring Syria broke out in 2011, Lebanon has faced mounting spill-over threats, first from the millions of refugees pouring across the border and increasingly from jihadists.
The Lebanese army is generally seen as a unifying force in Lebanon, and draws its ranks from all of the country's sects.
Asked about the case of abducted Lebanese servicemen, Qahwaji stressed that their freedom is a priority.
“The army will not rest before it frees the soldiers and return them to their parents.”
In August, extremists from Islamic State of Iraq Levant and al-Qaida-affiliate al-Nusra Front overran the northeastern border town of Arsal where they engaged in brief clashes with the army.
They withdrew from Arsal at the end of the fighting, but kidnapped a number of servicemen.
A few were released, four were executed, while the rest remain held.
The ISIL and al-Nusra Front want to exchange the captives with Islamist prisoners in Lebanon and Syria.
good job by the army, hoping that soon they will also clean the country from the extremist iranian terrorist militia.
Lebanon is an Arab country and will remain as such in spite of iran.
this is our identity.
no evidence of brain activity detected whatsoever, not even a blip. Flamethrower is certifiably clinically dead.
in case you do not know ft:
-Lebanon is a founding member of the Arab league.
- on top of our constitution, the Arab identity of Lebanon is clearly confirmed.
Lebanon is an Arab country and will never be a farsi country.
the constitution says we are an arab country. We speak arabic, we eat arabic food, we dance to arabic music , 2/3 of our population is muslim so what are we? Norwegian...lol.
Lol Justin...you failed to achieve anything during 75-90. We won by staying and you lost by not bringing anything new except Solidere that we will take back one day or the other
Good work General Qahwaji, do not relent, eradicate every sob terrorist, show no mercy.
Commander Qahwaji, you have lost popularity the last coming days by supporting and shaking hands with the same corrupted monarchy that is responsible for the terrorism and takfirism in this country.
That being said, I have full confidence in the LAF soldiers on the field, but you sir have lost my respect.