New Video of Defected Soldier Abdullah Shehadeh Calling for 'Defection' before 'Battle'
Al-Nusra Front group on Tuesday showed a video of the defected soldier Corporal Abdullah Shehadeh calling more than once for defection from the army and stressing that the government is lying to the families of the soldiers kidnapped by the group, because "Hizbullah wants to kill them."
Shehadeh said in a long video that he belongs to "a secret regiment,” announcing his defection from the Lebanese army “that is directed by 'Iranian Hezb Alat' (Hizbullah)” and that he is joining “the ranks of 'al-Mujahideen'."
Shehadeh stood in front of the army Humvees, which he took with him as he escaped, as he said "inside it is a DShK machine gun with four thousand shots in addition to a machine gun and other military equipment, including night binoculars."
He also claimed that these weapons were sent by "Bani Saud for the army to fight 'al-Mujahideen'," in reference to the aid of Saudi Arabia to the army.
Shehadeh's family from the northern Akkar town of Masha said it was surprised by his defection.
The defected soldier also sent a message to the army troops asking them to "immediately defect from the military and join 'al-Mujahideen'." He attacked them at the same time “for following the orders of Hizbullah.”
He also claimed that the army's weapons “are all in the hands of Hizbullah."
He also appealed to “our Emir" Abu Mohammed Joulani leader of al-Nusra Front, inviting him "to enter Lebanon to counter Hizbullah and the Lebanese army that is affiliated to it and to free our people because there are no men in Lebanon."
He pointed out that the army and Hizbullah "consider that the northeastern area of Arsal is a terrorist town and are preventing everyone from entering it."
Shehadeh, who seemed laughing in the video because he began "a new life" as he says, also sent a message to the families of the kidnapped soldiers saying: "Do not believe the government and the army command ... Hizbullah ordered the killing of the prisoners. It doesn't want them to return and it doesn't want the negotiations either. Hizbullah wants to kill the prisoners.”
He added asking: "How would al-Nusra Front release them and it has no guarantees that the army and Hizbullah will not bomb the Syrian refugee encampments in Arsal after the release of the soldiers."
Shehadeh stressed more than once that the battle with Hizbullah and the army is coming, saying remorse will be useless unless the soldiers join al-Nusra Front. He also stressed that "'al-Mujahideen' will not back down, and the battle has not started yet," and it will be led by al-Joulani.
In August, jihadists from the Islamic State and the Qaida-linked al-Nusra Front kidnapped 36 army troops and Internal Security Forces members and took them to Arsal's outskirts as they withdrew from the town following several days of deadly clashes.
Three of the hostages have been killed and the militants warned they would kill more if the Lebanese authorities failed to meet their demands.
Shehadeh's family urged last Saturday, a day after he defected, the Lebanese state to allow “him to return to his country as he is sick and cannot engage in battles.”
Z.A.
M.T.
over 9 years
Dear Management of Nahar, Why do you post any video you get your hands on including the one attached to this article. Don't you realize you are terrorizing the people of Lebanon and causing conflict within our people. Please be more responsible in running your business. Thank you.
over 9 years
Thank you Lebanese in New York for your useless comments
over 9 years
How would you know they're terrorized in Lebanon if you're in NY?
over 9 years
same reason they report what nasrallah says
over 9 years
if one of your Israeli soldiers defects to Hamas, would you give him publicity?
over 9 years
One extremist attacking similar extremist.
One traitor attacking other traitors
One religious zealot attacking other zealots
May we be rid of both so the country of the holy Cedar can flourish
over 9 years
another day another evening another year as flamethrower embarks on yet another marathon day of posting nonsense
over 9 years
f.t,
I am pure Lebanese (100%), you might fail to see it because it takes one to recognize one.
over 9 years
why do they all sound like something Hussein Shaman al-Hussein might tweet?
over 9 years
and of course you are the prince on a white horse who comes galloping in to put things right. propagandist! Look at your comments so far, nothing but personal attacks on others.
over 9 years
OMG he is mental! Poor guy!
over 9 years
Anyone who defects from the Lebanese Army is a RAT, period. If caught, the army should execute him, period. Anyway, unless he was a piece of filth, he would not have defected to the terrorists, period. What matters is that the army is made of of clean and decent people, 99%, the rest will happily be disposed of like trash. The army is victorious and will remain so.
over 9 years
I have to agree with you on this one bro
over 9 years
kbeer enit ya phoenix kbeer
over 9 years
one single psychopath is on the loose.
over 9 years
well said southern
over 9 years
Anyone who participated in the civil war and proudly admits he killed fellow citizens should be executed, period.
over 9 years
hopefully yours flamethrower, will be through 'unfriendly' fire
over 9 years
The Islamic Republic of Iran condemns any act of defection by any soldier and considers it treason unless this defection was to join the resistance. The Republic strongly supports the complete and total integration of the LAF into the resistance to form a unified front under the command of the resistance to face internal and external threats.
over 9 years
If you ask any shiites who comes first: the LAF or HA, their answer would be HA and those who tell you the LAF comes first are simply not telling the truth or are being "politically" correct including each and every one of those posting here.
over 9 years
another ban, another day, another dawn, another iranian rial as flamethrower embarks on yet another day of posting nonstop propaganda in his quest to shatter records
over 9 years
just come you and all your terrorists filth wahabies takfiries so we can wipe you out in the land of the cedar
over 9 years
Sadly, today, in Lebanon one cannot rely in the Army to be protected and defended from foreign powers whether it is Israel, Syria, Hizbollah or Daesh.
over 9 years
by any standards he is a traitor, but it is a symptom of underlying causes that must be addressed. For those who are up in arms specially the FPM followers, don't forget Lahad Army and his defectors who worked for Israel. Later on, the FPM was lobbying for leniency to get them and their families back to Lebanon.
over 9 years
you certainly seem like a balanced guy.
over 9 years
so the security night guard (the_roar/Josephani) came back as an ISIS destroyer, rofl ! Can you be less obvious, please.
over 9 years
If your enemy ordered the killing of the prisoners, why not free the prisoners? You are ALL SICK!
over 9 years
May God bless you!!!! Im a duze lebanese and I approve 100% what you said...
over 9 years
May the God of truth have mercy on the diluted and the trouble makers, for they will inherit hell. as for hisbollah it is just chapter of Lebanon history meant to move on. and no one who used force to control other party in Lebanon was successful for long time. Syria left, Israel left, militias are all broken and so is hisbollah future. to think that nusra or the sunnah in Lebanon are been targeted by hisbollah total factious paranoia mentality doom to failed. Lebanon is sunnahs, christians, shias , druzes and other. we are one in Lebanon so the clerics should stop preaching division among the people be instrument of the devil. divided we will all fall.
over 9 years
These desrting soldiers are following the example of the #1 deserter.... the deserter ex-general who let his troops die while he deserted to the French Embassy
over 9 years
@terrorist your hatred for HA and your support for these kind of defections while understandable undermines the brave LAF soldiers who are dying so we can all sit comfortably behind our computer, sip coffee and post messages that will only spread hatred.
If you feel so strongly about the lack of 'men' in this country, why don't you go fight instead? Same goes for the March 8 boys. Its like little kiddies playing tennis with the same back and forth posts. Its getting old my man. Support the army and no one else. They are keeping you safe.
over 9 years
Shame On This Traitor!! Are we seeing now Terrorists trying to recruit from our soldiers? Is this the 30 year war the US is promising us?
over 9 years
oh i thought you guys supported the army and never attacked it. how come you cheers this guy who deserted it, stole weapons from it and is now insulting and defaming it? i'm confused, it's so unlike you!
Find this terrorist, torture him and extract information, and then exterminate him.