IS Threatens to Execute Captive Servicemen, Families Call on Cabinet to Resign if Ordeal Continues
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant threatened on Saturday to execute Lebanese soldiers and policemen in its captivity as the families of abducted servicemen called on the cabinet to resign if it was incapable of ending the kidnapping ordeal.
The families held the government responsible for the execution of policeman Ali Bazzal by al-Qaida-affiliate al-Nusra Front on Friday, announcing an open-ended escalation across Lebanon.
They held the sides that rejected a prisoners swap deal with the Nusra Front and the Islamic State group responsible for the “shedding of Bazzal's blood.”
“If the cabinet believes that it's incapable of following up the case then it should step down,” the distressed families told reporters from their protest camp in Beirut's Riad al-Solh square.
They called on the state to reactivate the role played by Health Minister Wael Abou Faour and General Security chief Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim, urging Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat to intervene.
Abou Faour continuously headed to the protest camp of the relatives of the captives and persuaded them to open roads, vowing that the state will resolve the hostage crisis.
At noon, the families blocked both lanes of al-Qalamoun highway in the North and Beirut's Saifi area after jihadists, vowing to escalate their measures.
Al-Nusra Front said on Friday night that it had killed al-Bazzal to avenge the arrest of Islamic militants' wives and children.
The soldiers and policemen were abducted by the IS and Nusra Front that briefly overran Arsal in August. Three of the hostages have already been executed.
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06 December 2014, 13:41
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bless anyone person, entity, organization, brigade or country that inflicts pain and suffering, death and destruction upon the iranian sectarian terrorist militia and its supporters wherever they maybe.
06 December 2014, 14:07
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politicians that refused and are refusing till now to arm our soldiers are to be judged and hanged for treason
06 December 2014, 16:38
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I enjoy hubris as much as the next guy but there are not many convicted jihadist terrorists in Roumieh, most of them have not even been indicted yet. Besides the jihadist terrorists strive on death, the families of our soldiers and most of us on the other hand would rather have them back alive.
I don't think clan "justice" is the prudent way to help our captive soldiers. Ali Al Bezzal's family and his clan have nothing to loose any longer, so handing them anyone and letting "them take matters into their own hands" will probably yield a negative outcome on the remaining soldiers.
Hezballah, the Turks and the Iranians managed to free their recuperative captives unfortunately the Lebanese government is made up of too many cooks, they usually spoil the broth. The way to save our soldiers is through concerted efforts behind a single mediator with complete media blackout, that's how the others succeeded.
06 December 2014, 16:43
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The government of Lebanon is no militia nor a dictatorship. It should not play tit for tat.
Moreover, the government should not negotiate with terrorists because in the long term this would encourage terrorists to kidnap even more soldiers and civilians.
The captors should be hit hard, their bases destroyed and anyone collaborating with them should be taken to justice.
As for those who have been found guilty of terrorism and who are already in Lebanese jails, they should neither be released nor their sentences eased. Also their sentence should be carried out as per the laws of Lebanon and not for the sake of vengeance or negotiations.
06 December 2014, 18:02
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bla bla shia bla bla bla hezbollah. Do you ever say anything new, broken record? Its getting pathetic.
06 December 2014, 18:36
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So now we have the advocates of Satan Ibliss telling us and our government what we should do. They are also blatantly telling us that if we do not oblige them with their sardonic demands that they ill execute our soldiers held under their ransom?! WTF are they, who do they think they are, to bring and instill in us Lebanese divisions?! Yes I abhor our government, I abhor those who caused all this, but today ALL of us Lebanese, everyone of us, leftists, centrists, rightists, everyone should unite and for God's sake leave all our difference aside and let's fight this evil that sees no boundaries, no religion, no human value, they see nothing but the bloodied vision of Satan. They are for the most part foreigners coming from over 60 countries, every sick person of this globe has now the chance to reign over human beings. If they kill one of our soldier, so should we go to Roumieh and get their people out and execute them too!!
06 December 2014, 18:59
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Indeed, tell that to the M14, so we can get the LAF weapons upgraded for real. Let all powers supply LAF, not let others hold back. Like the Saudi & French deal, let Russia and Iran supply too.
06 December 2014, 20:09
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Indeed, but why didn't the Mikati government with it's M8 majority and ten Change & Reform ministers follow through with the Russians grant. Remember, Hariri was in Moscow with a ministerial delegation in November 2010 pushing for it but less than two months later after he was deposed no one followed thought.
"Hariri said after talks with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that Russia would grant the Lebanese Army helicopter gunships, tanks and munitions. Hariri announced that Moscow would provide Lebanon with six MI 24 helicopters, 31 T-72 tanks, 36 cannons of 130 mm caliber, around half a million different munitions for medium-sized weapons, and 30,000 artillery shells for free." Nov. 17, 2010
And don't give me the Elias Murr did it crap, those were Wikileaks cables from 2008 partitioned and edited by Al Akhbar to suit their narrative and fool naive mystics who can't tell what came first 2008 or 2010 or the difference between a civilian and a fighter.
06 December 2014, 21:49
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Edited by Al akhbar? That is very typical M14 garbage. So what about letting Iran grant LAF weapons? They did give Iraq sophisticated Su-25 jets. Same would happen to Lebanon. If the M14 & U.S didn't block it.
07 December 2014, 00:05
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We don't need airplanes, even less 40 year old Sukhoi 25. We need powerful helicopters because Lebanon is a tiny country. Mi-28 Hind would be OK.
07 December 2014, 00:59
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smarty you act like a takfiri, you want the takfiris to be able to shoot down the helicopters with stinger missiles. Jets can stay higher above the skies out of reach.
07 December 2014, 01:03
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By the way, Su-25 are a clear example of what these supplies would be. Alot else would also be contributed, drones, air to surface rockets, surface to surface etc.
07 December 2014, 05:43
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By the way, no Su-25 this is what these supplies would be
Al-Akhbar recently learned that Iran has sent a letter regarding the arms donation to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which was then transferred to Prime Minister Tammam Salam and the Ministry of Defense. According to the letter, Iran is willing to offer TOW missiles with launchers designated for it, night vision binoculars, 120mm and 60mm mortar shells with ammunition, ammunition for T55 and T62 tanks, and Doshka machine-guns and ammunition. The Iranians claim that the donation is in response to the Lebanese army’s dire need for support in its fight against radical militants. It comes after Lebanese troops fought deadly clashes in August with jihadists of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.. October 10, 2014
07 December 2014, 11:19
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The hezballah government ruled four three years, there wasn't even an attempt to proceed with the Russian deal. They were too busy dividing up the commissions and becoming the super heroes in a futuristic cartoon. Suleiman couldn't shoot down a kite even if he wanted to without the consent and cooperation of the m8 majority in that government.
07 December 2014, 16:55
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murr in al joumhouriya said the sleiman asked the russians to replace the migs with helicopters as the maintenance of the migs would be too exorbitant
06 December 2014, 20:25
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(1). Lebanon will tonight be sleeping under a very tense situation where the people of Lebanon have reached boiling point, there's NOT One person that I met today that has not expressed extreme anger at the slaying of one of our men in uniform. This kind of anger is most unusual, for a person like me who has witnessed so many things in Lebanon, I can say that this kind of anger is unprecedented. It certainly NOT the usual resignation by the people of not being able to do much in this case, it is instead a feeling where people are even talking of storming jails to take for themselves anyone they deem a radical or a terrorist.
06 December 2014, 20:26
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(2). If our authorities wish to continue treating this matter lightly like they treat all other matters, then they could have in their hand something they've never seen before. Every person I spoke to today underlined this point, that Our Army is a RED line and that killing our soldiers will no longer be tolerated anymore. Even the most placid of people I know has changed today, let us all beware, there comes the time when people can take matters into their own hands, then God help us.
07 December 2014, 18:39
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This is how you get hostages out:
http://articles.philly.com/1986-01-15/news/26052630_1_hostage-crisis-soviet-captives-islamic-liberation-organization
08 December 2014, 00:42
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voudriez-vous (pour utiliser le vouvoiement, fallait-il que je fasse un effort sur-humain) paraître plus intelligent que vous ne l'êtes...par hasard ? (-:
