Syrian Planes Bomb Khirbet Younin, Wadi al-Khayl in Arsal Outskirts
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Syrian warplanes bombed the border area with Lebanon for the first time on Monday, a high-ranking Lebanese army official told Agence France Presse, reportedly targeting Syrian rebel positions inside Lebanon.
"Syrian planes bombed the border between Lebanon and Syria but I cannot yet say if they hit Lebanese territory or only Syrian territory," the military official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
But a Lebanese security services official on the ground confirmed that the warplanes had fired four missiles against Syrian rebel positions on the Lebanese side of the border.
He said the attacks targeted the town of Arsal, in east Lebanon, close to the Syrian border, where many residents back the uprising against Syrian President Bashar Assad.
The National News Agency had reported: “Syrian warplanes bombed the outskirts of the towns of Khirbet Younin and Wadi al-Khayl in Arsal's barren mountains.
Meanwhile, according to al-Manar television, the warplanes planes had targeted two barns used by rebel forces in the Wadi al-Khayl area of Arsal.
Al-Mayadeen television said the neighboring country's army targeted the positions of gunmen in the towns of al-Dabaa and Jousiyyeh near the Lebanese border.
Local resident Suheil Fliti told AFP that the missiles had fallen in an agricultural area and there were no injuries in the incident.
Lebanon has publicly committed itself to staying neutral in the violence engulfing Syria, but the conflict has already exacerbated tensions in the country.
Syrian troops have on several occasions fired shells over the border, while the Damascus regime accused Lebanon of allowing Sunni fighters to cross illegally into Syria to join the rebels.
On Sunday, shells fired during clashes inside Syria struck the outskirts of the Akkar towns of al-Noura, al-Qashlaq, Wadi al-Hour, Janine and Amar al-Baikat, the NNA reported.
LBCI television elaborated saying that the shelling also targeted the outskirts of the town of al-Arma.
On Thursday, Syria threatened that its forces would fire into Lebanon if "terrorist gangs" continued to infiltrate the country.
In a letter of protest to Lebanon, the neighboring country's foreign ministry said: “Armed terrorist gangs have infiltrated Syrian territory in large numbers from Lebanon".
"Syrian forces have confronted these gangs and clashes are continuing," the letter said.
Syrian Ambassador Ali Abdul Karim Ali told As Safir newspaper that Syria doesn't have an interest in having tense relations with Lebanon.
“Yet we can't compromise the security and stability of Syria,” he said. “We are under attack and we won't accept that.”
March 14 opposition sources told al-Joumhouria that “Damascus would not waste any chance in transferring its battles to Lebanon.”
18 March 2013, 16:36
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where is the army which is supposed to defend our borders? aerial raids on Lebanese villages and ... no army!
let them all go home: why should we pay their salaries if they do not want to defend the Lebanese territory?
18 March 2013, 17:11
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mowaten pfff to your comment actually. it does not add anything:
the army has been requested to deploy for over 2 years now along the Lebanese border, and since they did not do it, it is logical that armed groups would cross our border. but that does not justify daily bombardments of innocent Lebanese homes.
if the army does not have enough resources to do it, then it can use the 1701.
but we all know the reason why they do not do that: hizbushaitan wants open borders with Syria.
this policy is killing Lebanon, not the other way round.
18 March 2013, 17:21
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what innocent Lebanese homes? you do not read the news every day? you do not hear that every day the Syrian regime is bombarding innocent Lebanese?
you are seriously blind and demented to ignore the facts.
and to the roar: facts are there everyday in the news for you to see, but you seem to be like mowaten: you do not see.
18 March 2013, 17:30
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mowaten
thank you for cconfirming you are demented :)
everybody knows what is going on daily about the Syrian regie force bombarding Lebanese homes :)
you proved your stupidity once more.
18 March 2013, 17:30
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mowaten
thank you for cconfirming you are demented :)
everybody knows what is going on daily about the Syrian regie force bombarding Lebanese homes :)
you proved your stupidity once more.
18 March 2013, 22:32
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mowaten, again you question the source, but when al-akhbar or SANA says something, you treat it as gospel--if you don't trust or like the source, move on and shut up because your defense of the alleged actions are absurd. I am thinking you are more of a paid shill than an actual thinking human being.
18 March 2013, 16:43
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What a shame !!!!! Our army is just looking around while we are being attacked by Syria . Fighters are crossing into Syria to take part in the civil war wheater they are fighting for the regime or the FSA. Instead of working together politicians insult each other and threat each other and bet on the outcome of the syrian civil war. Why can't they all think about Lebanon for once and stop beeing childish. We can't afford another civil war this would ruin our country for ever. I blame both M14 and M8 for the current situation they behave like idiots .
18 March 2013, 17:00
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blaming both the victim and the aggressor is not right.
m14 figures are the ones being assassinated, m14 is the one constantly being aggressed at the force of weapons,... what do you expect them to do more? accept all what hizbushaitan and fpm want? no way! this is not how you build a country, or at least not a country you would like to live in.
18 March 2013, 17:08
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May they rest in peace Gibran Tueni , Pierre Gemayel , Rafik Hariri, Wissam Hassan etc.... those where real patriots as well as Bachir Rene Moawad and co ... But right know most of our politicians don't deserve to lead lebanon !!
18 March 2013, 17:19
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maybe you are right, but who is hizbushaitan to execute them?
let them execute their own who are being daily convicted of a lot more serious crimes.
18 March 2013, 17:16
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our army should be defending us not anybody else, and that we seem to agree on.
but you forgot that hizbushaitan wants open borders with Syria to help this falling Syrian regime by attacking the Syrian people inside Syria, and when the FSA retaliates you cry fowl!
in arsal, there was 5 hizbushaitan members killed, and they are the ones who kidnapped and killed one Lebanese. the army guys were called in by hizbushaitan to help them, but they became targets as well. they were dragged in by hizbushaitan.
rest assured we all know what happened, and what is happening. so spare us your instigation BS.
18 March 2013, 17:00
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OK so they tried to ignite the strife with Samaha they failed, they tried to ignite the strife with Aoun's lunatic rhetoric they failed, they tried to ignite the strife by murdering Wissan Hassan and the failed attempts on Harb and Geagea they failed, they tried to ignite the strife with Ali Eid they failed, they tried to ignite the strife with the Arsal incident they failed, they tried to push Nasrallah to ignite the strife but he didn't get the Iranian green light and they failed, now they are so desperate to ignite the strife they are using their own jets, with a nasty habit of falling out of the sky at the smell of an Israeli jet, to do so but they will again fail.
18 March 2013, 17:12
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Neither the Regime nor FSA, nor HA, nor Israel respect our borders, this isn't a huge surprise.
19 March 2013, 02:53
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Perfectly said Elemental, when we do not respect ourselves no one will respect us. What is stopping us from seeking UN help and protection to demarcate and close the borders except for legal crossings. Neither the Syrian regime nor the FSA can afford to say no to that at this stage.
18 March 2013, 17:28
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mowaten
yes we will welcome israel if it attacks hizbushaitan. let it be clear. and yes we are Lebanese more than you will ever be.
hizbushaitan is not Lebanese: they are Iranians and supporting them is being a traitor to Lebanon.
the majority of Lebanese believe this: hizbushaitan are Iranian and not Lebanese. so put it in your mind once and for all, and when you say they are, you make everybody laugh :)
18 March 2013, 17:33
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you need to understand that Lebanon will be the ultimate winner. not iran nor Syria.
if you can understand that, you will understand who will remain standing in the end: Lebanon.
18 March 2013, 17:50
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m8 guys are so funny: you threaten us with civil war and expect us to accept all your conditions or else! and then you are surprised that we will not bow to anyone :)
no we will not bow to either iran nor Syria, we bow to our flag only.
18 March 2013, 17:34
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I am sure Saniora's rejection with be loud and thundering! Then, he will just go back to scratching his crotch.
18 March 2013, 18:16
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why don t the syrians bomb turkey too? oh! i see cowards...
easy to bomb lebanon when they have the green light from the M8 gvt and are even thanked for that....
18 March 2013, 18:26
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but most important is that syria is at home in lebanon thanks to M8 who are its best allies....
19 March 2013, 00:09
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the only stupid one here is you FPMer supporting the bashar regime and his bombing of lebanon under the pretext he is not bombing lebanon but rebels... but he is still bombing the country... and you M8ers give him the green light for violating the sovereignty of the country like brave little coward collaborators you are....
19 March 2013, 01:02
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poor FT.... you are always here defending the syrian regime by always finding them excuses for what they are doing, if that is not support i wonder what it is lol!!!
just read yourself or shall i take that you suffer from schizophrenia? oh! having your general as a model it wouldn t surprise me...
18 March 2013, 18:17
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God bless Hezbollah. The pride and honor of Lebanon. I know for a FACT that if it wasn't for them, I would be kicked out of my house by the zionists. GOD BLESS NASRALLAH.
18 March 2013, 18:28
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You are a lucky boy mohamad23 and with an imagination like the dickens, but what really happened was the ayatollah orders Hassin to start a war he does then runs underground (where he still is), in return the Zionists destroy your house, then Qatar rebuilds it. Conclusion (as the billboards and the video clips say): Thank you Qatar.
18 March 2013, 19:07
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Mowaten, when Syria bombs and kill lebanese we should shut up and say Syria is friendly country. When Israel does the same, then Israel is the enemy. Syria did thousands times more harm to lebanon, in terms of bombing, killing of leaders and journalist, occupation, etc... and still you shout out loud that Syria is a friendly country. You should be the one tried for treason.
18 March 2013, 19:34
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Nothing new here, Syria has been bombing and killing Lebanese since the 70s and its allies will bow down and lick the dirt off of Assad's toes to thank him for it like they always do because they don't consider themselves Lebanese but Syrians or Iranians first.
18 March 2013, 19:39
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Those cowards praising this Syrian action should remember what Syrian regime called terrorists massacred by the Syrian Syrian commandos in the Fathallah barracks.
18 March 2013, 21:20
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kafi and geha sorry i see your point but disagree with what you are saying.
mowaten, we are officially at war with israel and officially at peace with syria.my question to you is what does israel do that syria doesnt?
does syria let lebanon have its fair share from the northern rivers?
does it not cross the border when it pleases?
does it not have lebanese political prisoners?
did it not kill lebanese during the war and after (during the occupation)?
did it not steal and loot lebanon over the 15 years there was the occupation?
how come it is ok with you to be occupied by a country and not another?
18 March 2013, 21:44
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"the resistance" is a fraud--they only want arms to defend iranian allies, not lebanese lands.
18 March 2013, 22:16
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Mowten, how about Samaha? Was he an ambassador of peace assigned to bring death to us with love? Or is Samaha an Israeli double agent who played this all along to make syria look bad?
I bet it's the later. All I have to say to you is go back to hypocritiztan it's your only country.
19 March 2013, 00:27
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No FT you got that wrong I don't make bets because of personal opinions I make bets based on trends and past experience.
I'm glad you are saying Samaha betrayed Lebanon that's some GOOD progress! Who did he betray Lebanon for? Who gave him his mission, the bombs, the directive? Israel, US, Saudi Arabia? No SYRIA our supposed brotherly friendly alley. Samaha might have betrayed his country but he was just a knight and his king.
If someone killed you because he was ordered to, him and who ordered him are the culprits.
Why do I bring this as an example!?!?! Because contrary to your believes not everyone has amnesia and forget all the bad things this brotherly Ba'ath regime of yours has done/tried doing and will do to us if we don't obey.
19 March 2013, 02:40
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I cerainly am not judging your opinion about the Syrian opposition based on what you said in this thread. I've seen SEVERAL HUNDRED of your posts which are if not sympathetic flatout brotherly to the current Syrian regime.
To be taken respectfully FT, you need to treat people on this forum in the same manner, and stop posting outrageous comments banking on them forgetting yesterday's events.
Based on what you have said and clearly did not dispute, by default if Country1 attempts to kill Country2 dignitaries using spies from Country2 and evidence have been shown clear of Country1's involvement the LEAST actions taken should be severing all relations between the two nations.
Precedence:
Turkey severed relations with Israel because of the Flotilla.
Lebanon severed ties with Libya
...etc
18 March 2013, 22:29
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All said guys, but at the end of the day it's the responsibility of our so called politicians / government should keep these scums from bearing arms and using our country for their own fanatical idealism. The security forces should round them all up including our corrupt ministers' and put them in a farm house on the Syrian border then mark the roof top with a BIG X , then let the Syrian air force do the rest.
19 March 2013, 00:06
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Mowaten wrote:"they shouldnt have been herre using our territory to stage attacks, and i will not go to war against syria kermel 3ayounon. "
But it's ok for HA,an iranian proxy, to use Lebanese teritory , kidnap Israeli soldiers and cause a war in 2006.
You're such a hypocrite!
19 March 2013, 00:21
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Everyone just relax, I am sure that the Lebanese army had prior knowlegde of syrian acitivity along and within lebanons border. The lebanese army gladly approved and probably even thanked the syrian army if the scum rebels received some knock out blows. This is how good neighbours help each other.
19 March 2013, 00:48
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I want to thank naharnet on publishing all opinions. It gives us a chance to see all the brainwashed evil spirits, that follow HizbAli,(HA) how they justify the Alawite bombing of anti-Bashar supporters, in Lebanon. Yet HA are free to support the Shiite hierarchy, from Iran, thru Syria to the daheye'. Using Israel as a scarecrow to keep their weapon, against all non-Shiite. No wonder Israel is sad for losing Bashar. No one ever protected Zionist more than HizbAli and his masters.
19 March 2013, 01:05
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Neither Assir, nor Nasr, nor Ben. Just Lebanese, no external affiliations.
19 March 2013, 00:59
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oh funny FT always in denial mode, no wonder from an aounist...
may i remind you that your orangina said that hezbis were terrorists just a few months before returning to lebanon... he was not talking about the hezbis from 1982 like you are hypocritically saying but he was talking of the hezbis from the 2000... lol...
and let us remind you that hezbis still have a coran and a kalashnikov on their flag and calls themselves islamic resistance! and you still are telling us they are not islamists??? LOL!
i guess you are the king of hypocrits and the stupidest here ever to comment... a real entertainement... all the fact just contradict your FPM propaganda and hypocrisy.. so you d better go and play with kids and cut your crap , baby boy....
19 March 2013, 03:15
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Ditto .... it is heart breaking to see how we bicker. Now imagine the same commentators in battle carrying weapons, they will go at each others no different than what they did in the dark days of the Civil war, how memories of the pain caused is fading quick from the minds of the reckless. The answer should be simple, a secular Lebanon defended only by the army, sealed borders, unarmed civilians and parties, Law and order should rule supreme above all else.
19 March 2013, 05:57
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any idiot that think its acceptable is a traitor ..the army must protect the border from any infiltration.whether be it the FSA or the Syrian army .time this Government acted in the interest of Lebanon and not the interest of Syria and Iran.
19 March 2013, 11:31
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I just want to say something to THE MEN OF THE WORLD> YOUR political war games has brought so much corruption and death on this planet. From Hitlet to Assad. yes there were wars from the very beginning of civilisation. HUMAN greed and ego, territorial just like the animal kingdom. There must have been hundreds of wars in the history of humanity and how sad MOSTLY created by men in high places who are supposed to be the protectors of woman and children on the planet. MEN who abuse the status of leadership under any rule and cause havoc have failed the human race.
Lastly I love lebanon like many lebanese does. It would be a crying shame to allow another major war on our soil NO MATTER what POLITICAL< RELIGOUS< reasons may be. I hope the war machine will stop in its tracks and consider woman and children and all of humanity.
19 March 2013, 11:39
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Flamethrower, you could not be more of an imbecile !
If there is a problem with the rebels in Lebanese territory, then the Lebanese army should handle it. Not syria, not hezbollah !
There is no excuse on earth to justify Syria intervening in Lebanon other than your blind and stupid point of view that we should all strip whenever Syria and Hezbollah want to f the lebanese people. If you enjoy it, good for you but leave the rest of the country out of it !
