2 More Rockets Land in Hermel Town as Lebanon Asks for Arab League Assistance
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Two more rockets fired from Syria landed on a border town in the Bekaa valley on Monday, prompting President Michel Suleiman to call for a security meeting which sought Arab League assistance in helping Lebanon confront the attacks.
“The safety of any Lebanese citizen is the sole responsibility of the Lebanese state … and any attack on Lebanon no matter from which side it came is rejected,” Caretaker Social Affairs Minister Wael Abou Faour said in a statement he read after the security meeting was held at Baabda palace.
“The foreign ministry will make the necessary contacts to avoid the repetition of the Syrian attacks,” he said.
“The army and security forces will take the measures along the border to protect the security of the Lebanese,” he added.
The caretaker minister told reporters that the foreign ministry should make the appropriate documentation and refer a memo to the Arab League to explain the nature of the Syrian cross-border attacks and help Lebanon in stopping them.
His remark came only in response to a question on whether the Lebanese authorities intended to file a complaint with the organization over the repeated violations of Lebanese sovereignty.
“Any assault from whether the Syrian army or other sides is unacceptable and rejected,” he stressed.
The statement said that the conferees also tasked the foreign ministry with calling for an extraordinary U.N. Security Council session to discuss the issue of Syrian and Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
Media reports said that a rocket landed on Monday morning on the outskirts of Sahlat al-Ma' in the town of al-Qasr that lies in northeast Lebanon's Hermel district.
A second rocket hit al-Qasr at 11:00 am only 40 minutes after the first attack.
No injuries were reported.
But the assault came after two rockets fired from Syria on Sunday exploded in al-Qasr, killing Ali Hasan Qataya. Two more rockets landed in a nearby village of Hawsh al-Sayyed Ali, killing 13-year-old Abbas Kheireddine and damaging two homes.
Both victims were laid to rest on Monday amid widespread anger and mourning in Hermel.
The deaths are not the first time that Lebanese citizens have been killed by cross-border fire coming from Syria. In February, at least one Lebanese man was killed by gunfire from the Syrian side of the border.
Since the Syrian uprising began in March 2011, there have been numerous deadly clashes along the northern and eastern borders of Lebanon, usually between the Syrian army and armed Syrian or Lebanese groups backing the uprising.
There have also been clashes between armed groups and the Lebanese army seeking to prevent the infiltration of fighters into Lebanon.
15 April 2013, 12:06
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IF this is the rebels, how can we blame them since hizbocrap is sending fighters to fight them in Syria?
15 April 2013, 13:28
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One retard posted "having hezbollah's tacit approval doesnt mean hezbollah sent them."
I say: Why is the hizb of terror then burying them in "official" ceremonies in attendance of Hizb officials and saying" they were martyred while performing their Jihadist duties".....?
15 April 2013, 13:45
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Why blame the rebels ? Come on ! HA would not be there in the first place if the FSA did not invite foreign fighters such as the radical extremist like Qaida , Nusra & other fanatical groups which have infiltrated our homeland as well as Syria , HA now has every right to involve itself in & outside our borders !! Good on them , we do not want any influence of these fanatical foreigners on us . What do expect ? The Lebanese Army to involve itself ? That cannot happen , it has to come from HA to preserve our very exisistance !!! Give me HA anytime over these so called FSA!!
15 April 2013, 15:18
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In every article you guys have defended SAA strikes on Lebanese lands as an act of self defense... i asked you this earlier and you refused to reply.. knowing that HA (or if you insist, Lebanese with ties to HA without direct orders from HA) is present in Syria.. would it be an act of self defense for the FSA to strike at some Lebanese targets?
Seems like you approve the one while condemning the other.. while in reality both should be condemned..
15 April 2013, 15:38
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where exactly did i condemn the army? where did i say anything about striking back??
this is the first time shells from the FSA (presumably) land in Lebanon while there are confirmed events of the SAA shelling our lands...
in all other articles that the SAA has struck you and other "M8ers" have justified it as self defense from the salafists...so my question is why is this (if it is from the FSA) justified as self defense from the involvement of HA??
I ask that you please do not interpret what i say as condoning this act.. on the contrary i condemn any attack on Lebanon equally.. just pointing out the hypocrisy.
15 April 2013, 15:58
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you always have an excuse dont you mowaten? arsal is a supply base now because it is sunni... you try and act like you give me facts.. but at the end of the day when the SAA fires on a town and the FSA fires on a town and both towns happen to be lebanese . i do bot see any difference.. yet you continue with wanting to defend one side over the other for doing the exact same thing.. hypocrisy at its best..
so this town cannot be a "supply base" for the "free men" who are defending their villages? lol.. come on..
15 April 2013, 16:18
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so since the army cannot enter certain HA zones.. does that make them a supply base w noss? whats good for one should be good for the other dont you think? let the army be able to enter ALL areas with no exception.. ( which is what i advocate) until then do not blame one side for not letting the army enter when another does the same...anybody who doesnt should be shot .. be it a shite, sunni, christian, taoist for all i care.. but as long as one tries to strong hand the others have the right to.
15 April 2013, 16:19
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people!! screw both the rebels and the Syrian army.. why the hell are we Lebanese arguing over this crap? we should side up people..come on!!!
15 April 2013, 20:12
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having hizbolla backing you means hizbolla armed, sponsored and facilitated their fighting, what is the difference then?
15 April 2013, 21:39
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MOOwaten funny that you speak against sectarianism then you defend hizbocrap...
15 April 2013, 12:06
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now they have two feelings:
the feeling of sending a rocket.
the feeling of receiving it.
15 April 2013, 13:10
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Yes Josh.
We all know how ppl are living in Iran !!!.
How human rights are respected,women rights are protected,students demonstrating and voicing their opinions without any problems. Poverty is non existent ,Economy is blossoming , christians and jews are not on the hide,having even their parties and represented in the Iranian parliament ,gays are roaming without being hanged for being gays .
a second TV channel was allowed even in year 2011.Most importantly noone can relate terrorism to Iran.
The above only happening in Iran.
Why dont you move there Josh?
15 April 2013, 13:18
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@josh-bustany
"I know Huzballah arms will never engage in a civil war ..."
The events of May 7-8, 2008 beg to differ with your opinion. In fact they prove exactly the opposite. Historical fact that you casually ignored.
This is not to be construed as a defense of Salafists or any other other extremists be them Sunni or Shiite. It merely seeks to point out that attempts like yours to demonized any sect serve only to incite sectarian hatred. Shame on you.
15 April 2013, 13:46
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@-Flamethrower-
What difference does it make how it materialized? And I am not saying that I agree with you how it did happen.
The event itself is proof that HA's weapons can, and actually came close to instigating, a full blown civil war. That was the point I was refuting from @josh-bustany's comment.
15 April 2013, 13:36
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josh boustany is one of the most sectarian Shiites on this blog.
he promotes hizbushaitan whatever the case and justifies their actions with .... empty and shallow comments :)
all see through him..... he is so shallow and empty just like ft and mowaten.
hizbushaitan brought this on Lebanon: let them deal with it. but if the army is going to engage in this fight then they are clearly at the sold of the Syrian regime: where has the army been all along when the Syrian regime was shelling Lebanese towns?
15 April 2013, 14:45
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geha theyare jawqit march 8, they follow each other one after the other to 3aw 3aw. lol imagine that they are all in here to distract from the article, attack sunnis, druze, and march 14, and 3aw 3aw in support of jihadist hizbullah and hajj micho. and they accuse you of being paid by march 14 to come on here. too funny.
15 April 2013, 15:33
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geha we all know what is the feeling in every sect,bla bla bla is a waist of time, lebanese officers know exactly what is the price of engaging differently in irsal and hermel,we dont want to have in lebanon for ex jaysh ellubnani el horr.... and....we repeat and repeat:farsis will not set feet on the mediterrenean WHATEVER IS THE PRICE, just look whats happening to syria..bi for the day.
15 April 2013, 15:36
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those are not our countrymen: those are Iranian executors, thus traitors. I already explained this to you: are you deaf or stupid?
15 April 2013, 17:15
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so, basically, ft and mowaten justify the Syrian regime attacks on Lebanese villages as long as they sunni, but refuse attacks on shia villages(sending fighters to support their beloved regime) even when fighters rockets are launched from those villages!
how hypocrites they are?
hizbushaitan, being under the orders of iran is sending troops and bombing civilians in Syria, and when the FSA retaliates they scream!!!!!!
guys, what did you expect?
15 April 2013, 13:58
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I agree josh , but these fanatical idiots would never achieve their goals, with or without these extremist Sunnis that support them !! Thank god for HA & the majority of Christians we will defend our land & families from these imbeciles extremist , they will never achieve their objectives. Their sponsors ( KSA & the GCC ) will be in the same situation soon as Syria is now . Bahrain is going through the same Sh..T at the moment , Kuwait as well , may Allah forgive these fanatics , because we won't ....!!!
15 April 2013, 14:47
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for a hater of march 14 (the alleged traitors in the pocket of the americans), i love your american name. haha
15 April 2013, 14:08
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A 1000% in agreement with you Roar. ! Thank you very much Mr . Assad , you have the BALLS to take on these weird extremists , Jhadist , Salafists , fanatics .. Green light all the way Mr. Assad do as you wish with them , bury them in unmarked graves if you have to or do what the Americans did , take them out to deep sea fishing & throw them over board , now one would miss them !! Malek Abdullah should be with them 2 kms beneath the sea with Osama Bin Laden ... Go Assad , go & radiate the Sh..t out of these extremist ,,,,!!!
15 April 2013, 14:18
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These rebels are a bunch of thugs with weird beliefs , if they do come to Lebanon most of us Lebanese will show these bastards to beg for mercy & would rather be in hell than in Lebanon !!!
15 April 2013, 14:50
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lol give us some links to read about these 200 australian jihadists. and yes your hero assad has fought israel oh so bravely.
15 April 2013, 14:53
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so you are saying the Rebels used helicopters to bomb Lebanon? no my friend that was the Assad regime. also the Rebels (FSA) are not terrorists but the fact is that any country in our region with anarchy and civil war attracts islamists and terrorists and that includes Syria now,Assad could have stepped down way before that after all no one had heard of powerfull islamic militias in Syria until may 2012 it was all FSA at first. a great example on how ismalists gain power in civil wars is Hezbollah being formed during the civil war with a doctrine of making Lebanon an islamic country like Iran .
15 April 2013, 16:28
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The roar , since when do we believe what western governments say. They said there was weapons of mass destruction and killed over 5 million Iraqi civilians. Your words are proof that you Iranian dogs are n the same bed as America and Israel. When you get retaliated by the Muslims thatnare defending themselves. You play the same game as America and Israel, salami, wahabi, extremists, terrorists, a bunch of bullshit and propaganda
15 April 2013, 14:59
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wha tmakes you think Assad is winning?!? he still couldn't reopen Damascus airport and had to relocate it. he still doesn't control much land in aleppo and has been asking for more and more foreign shiaa fighters from Lebanon and Iraq to back him up, and those fighters happen to be islamists too... the stalemate hasn't changed and its complete chaos and anarchy in Syria. even the city center of damascus has been seeing shelling and more importantly the front line on the suburbs of Damscus is so close that the ppl in the city center constantly her the explosions theres, which is making them uneasy and restless, especaiily that the fighters in damascus suburbs appear to be islamists and not FSA!
15 April 2013, 17:01
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first of all i clearly said the "stalemate" hasn't changed! read my post before you reply. my post was poitning out to accordionman that assad isn't winning and dominating with some green light from moscow. second Damascus airport had to be relocated to reopen. its a makeshift airport that is nothing like the original damascus airport! don't be slective mouwaten.
15 April 2013, 17:45
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2 more funerals of hizbushaitan operatives who died fighting in Syria.
and you want the FSA not to retaliate? you are dreaming!
15 April 2013, 15:19
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How many Screens are you using FT?
Ft?Mouwate?Myaw?Josh?Tomahawk Etc etc .
as if we do not know
We all know you are nothing but a paid coward
15 April 2013, 15:59
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i didn't say those rockets were launched from heli's, but i'm sure you read the news and that you have read that there has been confirmed heli attacks on lebanese borders... yet you claim its the rebels trying to get international interderence. second you are very naive to think that all the militias in syria firght under one banner and one command which is the jihadists so mixing up fsa and the many islamists seems convinient for you to ignore a true rebelion. your article speaks on how 200 went for jihad in syria just like some lebanese shia and sunni both also went for jihad in syria. and the shia in lebanon that go for "jihad" in syria aren't filth? they also belive they are going to a holly war " Jihad" and that if they die they will go to heaven and get 40 virgins! and some of them like commander abu mazen also happen to be HA members as lebanese citizens performing Jihad in syria .
15 April 2013, 16:02
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did you read his post today?
-Flamethrower-2 hours ago83
"anyone can be martyred doing their jihadist duty, be they sunni, shiaa, hezb or mustahbal. the martyrs are lebanese (read the article again instead of insulting while parading as 'justice'. nobody buys your impartiality!) and deserve proper burial with the attendance of the highest shiaa officials of lebanon. ur argument, fake justice, is puerile, weak and non existent."
claiming jihadists are martyrs?
and "deserve the highest shiaa officials of lebanon" why only shiaa?
15 April 2013, 16:04
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corrections "deserve proper burial with the attendance of the highest shiaa officials of lebanon"
15 April 2013, 16:20
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so why did Nasrallah say he died performing his "JIHADIST" duties in Syria? he is now in heaven with 40 virgins! are you saying Nasrallah is lair?!?
15 April 2013, 16:24
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you can get many other sources! those were the top 6 after the search including chinese press... what about naharnet and lebanese news channels and the lebanese army? maybe you should watch lebanese news more often
15 April 2013, 16:25
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and why do you care man ha. why do u even waste your time on this crap. our country in getting bombed from both sides and instead standing side by side, we argue and separate.. there is Zion project called the new middle east. its working I tell you. I feel ashamed
15 April 2013, 16:25
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and about the other post at the bottom which you also replied to. no response?
15 April 2013, 17:25
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from day 1 hizbushaitan has been supporting the Syrian regime whatever they could, which allowed others to do the same for the FSA.
both are wrong and anyone who dies in this fight will die cheap and uselessly.
furthermore none of those who die because of their involvement is worth talking about because they are dumb.
Lebanon should have stayed out of this mess from the beginning, and when hizbushaitan sends fighters and launches rockets from Lebanon on the FSA, the expected result is what is happening today and they have themselves to blame.
now, the army should have defended our borders in the north against the syran regime first. now they should not intervene, as it will show they are bias and divisions will happen in the ranks of the army.
15 April 2013, 18:10
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all I am concerned about now is the behavior of the army: if they decide to retaliate now, the army will be divided immediately, and I sincerely hope they will not do that.
they should have done it before in reply to the Syrian regime attcks, and if they do it now, they will send a clear signal (internally at least) that they are on the side of this dying regime, which will prompt calls for division.
15 April 2013, 18:49
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Ft why is a shia who is going to defend his sect be it in lebanon or syria a hero in your eyes but a sunni doing the same is a terroist?
15 April 2013, 19:21
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didn't HA plant bombs in Lebanon and other countries? doesn't that make them terrorists in your eyes? oh nevermind, they were framed by the evil media and HA is inocent of all the incidents they are accused of in every country. I lost count so maybe you can answer that question for me instead. How many different occasion and how many countries have falsely accused them?
15 April 2013, 19:36
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well said lebanonfirst.
but for sure the blind mowaten at the sold of iran will dismiss yur comment with a futile comment, thinking he justified what you said.
these guys are bling followers of the supreme leader and discussing with such people is useless as they keep repeating the same stupid refrain they have been taught.
they do not have the capacity to understand or analyze events or policies on their own, and just repeat their lesson.
16 April 2013, 04:52
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FT- I take part of the issue you fool? Antlias? Butrous Harb? Rafic Harriri? Should I keep going?
15 April 2013, 21:32
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march 8 are only good at barking 3aw 3aw. they will argue anything and everything to get you off the topic. they lack dignity and courage to stand up for what is right! the bottom line is that if you are a true lebanese then you would be against the attack of your country from the air, land, and sea, regardless of who committed it. You would also want your govt, army and security services to defend you, protect you, fight back, and take all other lawful and common sense measures to make you feel like a citizen of a country by the name of Lebanon. Short of that, you are not a lebanese and you are a coward! as to the hizbullah idiots being killed in syria, rest assured that no true lebanese will shed a tear over your deaths! but of course march 8 3aw 3aws cant handle the truths and will vote thumbs down!
