Berri: Army is a red line and targeting it is a grave sin
Speaker Nabih Berri has rejected any political targeting of the army and its commander, General Rodolphe Haykal, emphasizing that "this act is a crime and a grave sin."
"As I have previously affirmed on more than one occasion, the army is a red line," he added, in remarks to al-Joumhouria newspaper published Tuesday.
Berri also reaffirmed commitment to U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701 (2006), warning of the risks that would emanate from terminating the UNIFIL mission in southern Lebanon.
At the same time, he emphasized refusal to accept the deployment of any alternative forces to UNIFIL outside the framework of the United Nations.
Source: Naharnet
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