Berri: Bekaa Security Plan Activated, Backed by Amal and Hizbullah
Speaker Nabih Berri stated that the twentieth dialogue session between Hizbullah and al-Mustaqbal was successful, adding that a decision to activate the security plan in the eastern Bekaa valley has been reached, As Safir daily reported on Thursday.
“An agreement has been reached to activate the security plan in Bekaa with the full support of Amal and Hizbullah,” Berri told the daily.
“The security forces are required to firmly and quickly control the chaos in the area. I reiterated that there will be no cover for violators. It is unfortunate that the number of victims as the result of chaos in Bekaa seem like we are waging a confrontation with the Islamic State,” he lamented.
Hizbullah and al-Mustaqbal officials have been meeting in Ain el-Tineh under the auspices of Berri since December to defuse sectarian hostility linked to the war in Syria.
Last week, Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq met Berri and the two men highlighted the necessity to implement the security plan in the Bekaa in light of the exacerbating theft, kidnapping and killing incidents.
The Bekaa security plan was kicked off in February and was aimed at clamping down on criminals in certain areas, such as the town of Brital, which are known to be a safe haven for car-theft gangs and drug dealers, as well as networks that kidnap people in return for ransom.
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Wheteher it is garbage or Security, it is all handled by Amal and HA as if parts of Lebanon is their own private property. I thought the security plan wass activated months ago and I heard mowaten and southern and other M8ers bragging about HA cooperation with the State.
We have heard that amal and hezbollah back the security plan 100 times before. This time is no different. The bekaa is hezbollah's reservoir of personnel, drugs, and logistics.