Following the election of army chief General Joseph Aoun as the country’s new president, caretaker Defense Minister Maurice Slim signed a decree appointing Army chief of staff Maj. Gen. Hassan Audi as acting army commander.
The decree will be in effect from January 9 until the appointment of a new army commander by the new government.
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