Free Syrian Army Kidnaps Three Lebanese in the Bekaa
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
The Free Syrian Army kidnapped three Lebanese citizens in the Bekaa region, media outlets reported on Friday.
"FSA rebels entered Lebanese territories and kidnapped three members of the Ismael family in the Brital plains in eastern Baalbeck,” al-Jadeed television said, adding that a fourth person was injured during the operation.
The same source pointed out that financial reasons could have motivated the abduction.
Meanwhile, LBCI television said four members of the Ismael family were kidnapped by the FSA in the Brital plains.
Later on Friday, however, the state-run National News Agency said FSA members that are located on the western side of the Eastern Mountain Belt near Syria kidnapped two people who hail for the Ain al-Qarqouz town in the Brital plains.
"They transferred the abductees to Syria amid a heavy gunfire exchange,” it elaborated.
The NNA remarked that a third person, Ibrahim Hikmat Ismael, was injured during the incident and was able to escape.
"He headed towards Lebanese territories and reported the kidnapping of his brother Hasan Ismael and his brother-in-law Saleh Kurdieh who got injured in the foot."
In May 2012, members of the FSA abducted two Lebanese citizens and a Syrian national.
Khodr Hussein Jaafar, Ahmed Medlij, and Syrian Abdullah al-Zein were kidnapped for their alleged role in persecuting Syrian opposition members in Syria.
09 August 2013, 19:56
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20+ years ago, before even FSA was born, Hezbollah was abducting people and killing them in Beirut. The same people are continue their terrorist activities. If you want more recent news, Hezbollah in 2006 crossed into Israel and abducted soldiers there.... Then, they brought doom to the entire country. Now, they abduct and KILL Syrians inside Syria.
Va jouer a wireless. Plug in a wire because you're disconnected from reality ;-)
Ciao
09 August 2013, 20:45
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Who cares if israel, Syria or nazi Germany abduct people. We're talking about Lebanon here by «Lebanese» people. And I don't give a damn about factions killing and slaughtering people (each other) during the long civil war.
We're talking about today's abductions, the abduction of FOREIGNERS inside Lebanon. It's a Hezbollah speciality. Your friend moussa sadr was in libya....
Do you or do you not condemn the abductions, that's what matters. Because civilized people regardless of their religion condemn such lo-life behaviour.
And FSA abducts terrorists, not tourists or flight crews....
09 August 2013, 19:58
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Allahū Akbar. Indeed, terrorists they're ! It seems that the EU MPs read naharnet before voting the law to blacklist them...as I always labelled them as a terrorist organization. Well, at least since 2005-2006.
09 August 2013, 20:51
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dont worry southern, less than 15 billions got rid of USSR in a-stan...
If they were not men enough, why so many hizbos come back in bodybags ???
10 August 2013, 00:04
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Source MTV.com.lb
14:14 Fireworks launched in front of Badr al-Kubra's trip in Bir al-Abed in celebration of the abduction of the Turkish pilots.
10 August 2013, 02:44
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No surprise really, abduction for ransom has been a traditional staple of raising funds for terrorists, particularly Al-Qaeda.
Just ask any Al-Qaeda operative (e.g. Mr. Oumar "the west is paying for Jihad" Hamaha (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/13/world/africa/kidnappings-fuel-extremists-in-western-africa.html)).
These people were probably under the instruction of Al-Qaeda, who are totally going to leave Syria when the war's over.
10 August 2013, 02:47
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Yeah, let's kidnap some Tibetan monks for the release of Lebanese prisoners in Indonesia. Unprincipled pilgrim-kidnappers and their nonsensical demands.
10 August 2013, 03:39
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Lebpatriot u make a lot of accusation without the proof to back it up.. m14 are the less of two evils..go back to Iran you slapper
10 August 2013, 05:51
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Please relieve us of some Meqdads and Zoaiters and other Iranian toss aways in our country.
10 August 2013, 07:29
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Yes, the Iranian servants living in Lebanon who pay homage to those nasty Islamic clerics in Tehran and are turning Lebanon into a country that is sliding backwards in time. Pretty soon we will be as uncivilized as Yemen, Jordan and Iraq and some of those less fortunate countries.
10 August 2013, 18:05
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This is a tiny payback to hizballah crimes in Syria. I am surprised that it took them that long to retaliate
10 August 2013, 18:29
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"FSA rebels entered Lebanese territories and kidnapped three members of the Ismael family in the Brital plains in eastern Baalbeck,”
So, can we now expect the Foreign Minister send in a complaint to the UN Security Council ? I very much doubt it.
10 August 2013, 23:50
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But anonymetexasusa, how could the FSA possibly rationalize their demands? It's not like they kidnapped Syrian generals or something of the like. It's like kidnapping your neighbor's dog because your boss at work fired you. Ridiculous really.
10 August 2013, 23:52
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anonymetexasusa, perhaps it was because the families of the pilgrims realized that there is no way the Syrian regime would release 160 prisoners for pretty much any cause whatsoever. They also have no incentive or interest to do so.
11 August 2013, 01:16
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The female detainees have already been released...after their release the kidnappers came up with more demands.
