Army Instructed to Respond to Sources of Fire as it Deploys along Border with Syria
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
The military reinforcements to northern and northeastern Lebanon are underway with clear instructions to “respond to the source of fire,” the Lebanese army’s general command said Friday following several deadly incidents along the Lebanese-Syrian border.
“Based upon the decision of the cabinet on Monday, the army began upgrading its deployment in the area of the north starting with the city of Tripoli and its suburbs, all the away to the northeastern border,” the directorate said in a communique.
“The operation will continue in the coming days to include the deployment of new units in addition to the joint military and security forces units already present in these regions,” it said.
The army command gave the troops clear instructions to take strong measures in protecting the citizens against any assault, clamping down on gunmen and preventing infiltrations and smuggling operations along the Lebanese-Syrian border.
Their mission includes “the immediate response to the sources of fire from any side it came,” the communique said.
The deployment came after several people were killed and injured in the past months in Syrian cross-border shelling during clashes between government troops and rebels seeking to topple the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
On Thursday alone, a salvo of shells hit towns in Akkar and Baalbek, injuring 6 people, including four children, which caused panic among residents and forced them to areas away from the border with Syria.
The military command “expressed trust in the cooperation of the residents and officials of border regions with the measures taken by the army to preserve their security and safety.”
It also urged them to cooperate with the troops “to thwart any suspicious attempt” aimed at creating security tension.
13 July 2012, 12:11
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al jayesh yantahser wata3lemat be tatnesh 3an aya msdar lel neran,hek azbat
13 July 2012, 12:21
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This institution might just be respectable afterall. Let's not forget that our president is a former military commander and watching the Syrian regime bombing us might be paining him.
13 July 2012, 12:28
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Benzona: believe me no one cares and the people pain is their last concern, they are liven in their palacies and people in their misery
13 July 2012, 12:46
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I wish the Lebanese army all the success in the world...but I'm worried that they're being sent as pawns in a Hizballah Assadi plot.
13 July 2012, 14:24
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Well I hope that the army would not have to fire a single shot. I hope that the Lebanese "ekhouan" stay home and mind their families and that the Syrians mind their own internal problems.
13 July 2012, 16:23
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Enfin, il faut montrer aux Barbus et abrutis salafistes à qui revient la charge d'imposer l'ordre et la loi. Que Dieu bénisse notre armée
13 July 2012, 16:40
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Harness all that hot air you posses and we should annihilate anyone!
13 July 2012, 16:53
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The Lebanese Army will be welcomed and respected in the north...I hope the Army is firm in protecting our citizens and fire back to defend our people and territory. The Army's prestige must be protected by its actions so we keep in loving and supporting our army. Remember the north supported the Army in attacking Nahr Al bared and Hizb stated its a red line.
13 July 2012, 17:48
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what should have been done is demarcation of our borders along the north/ east and the south with UN approval. Those who rejected the idea are known and are clinging on to their weapons. a bunch of bullcrap but hizballah and the assad in syria were so distraught when isreali pulled out of lebanon back in the days - they want the isreali to stay to give them legitimacy. Now they are gone, they created the shebaa farm issue - which we all know it could easily belong to syria if the demarcation was allowed. Even if itis determined that shebbaa is syrian teritory, hizbalallah would say that israel still occupy arab land and they will not give up their weapons until it is liberated. It would be crazy to think that hizballah will give away his weapons and seize to become a sate within a state. Who ever think that hizballah is working in the interest of lebanon must be out of his mind. hizbalah is a persian project and will not go away until the iranian and syrian regimes are gone.
13 July 2012, 22:55
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The army is costing the lebanese a lot of money. Especially the officers with their clubs and their benefits. The army has been used as an employment agency to those who are not fit to find work.
This being said, the army should be empowered to protect the lebanese. If they dont, then the army is a useless big expense. If they allow the army to protect us, then we accept all the above and pray for the army. And as I am seeing now, it seems that it is being empowered... and that is a good thing.
14 July 2012, 07:44
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It pains me to say this because the LA is our national treasure and may God bless everyone of them, but if any of you believe that the army will engage the Syrians is dearly mistaken, there is no way in hell a HA dominated government will issue orders to the army to engage the Syrians, no way, what they meant engage but on our side of the border, this pains me to say but that's reality.
14 July 2012, 11:29
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Well Nahr al Bared was completely different circumstances not to mention the March 14 dominated government but I do agree with you that the army is walking a fine line.
14 July 2012, 09:03
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How embarrassing it is yhat a bunch of rebels are havoc in syria but our honourable army are to weak to engage in battle with syrian army,thats how under armed we really are. And how sad that the majority of our parliament belong to hizb terrorists. Lebanon is over,so sad.
14 July 2012, 18:56
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This Useless army you are talking about is eating 36% of our budget.
This no good no use army was getting paid for watching the country in war.
The funny thing ,is according to the lebanese pension scheme ,each soldier was paid 3 years for every year he served during the 25 years of war.
So imagine a useless soldier who served the 25 years of war,will have his pension tripled ,his kids will go to school for free ,health service for him and the whole family for free,for doing F Off.
Byerga3o bi2oulolak dawle maksoura.
ou they cant send the army north because of sectarian tension.
This should not be called Lebanese army ,it should be called Lebanese Joke.
Ai hallak Jean ahwagi byeb3at el maghawir ala ain el remeneh ta yekhdoune for critising the joke
