Report: Hizbullah Refuses UNIFIL Deployment on Border
Hizbullah refuses the deployment of UNIFIL forces along Lebanon's border to counter threats from the Syrian and the infiltration of militants from the war-torn country, the Saudi Okaz daily reported on Wednesday.
“Hizbullah has informed political officials that it refuses the calls voiced by several ministers and leaderships demanding the deployment of UNIFIL forces along Lebanon's border with Syria,” well-informed sources told the daily.
“The Party refuses the expansion of the framework of International Resolution 1701,” added the sources on condition of anonymity.
On Tuesday and following the series of suicide bombings that targeted the eastern town of al-Qaa, Al-Mustaqbal Movement called on the “Lebanese government to ask the U.N., through the Security Council, to secure UNIFIL forces support for the Lebanese Army along the entire Lebanese border, in line with Articles 11, 12 and 14 of Resolution 1701 (2006).”
The movement had warned against resorting to autonomous security in the wake of the unprecedented suicide attacks in al-Qaa, and suggested a call-up of army reserves or seeking the assistance of U.N. forces if necessary.
Four suicide bombings rocked al-Qaa on Monday evening, injuring eight people, only hours after four suicide bombers killed five people and wounded 15 others in the town before dawn.
Three suicide bombers riding motorcycles blew themselves up in the evening in the center of the predominantly Christian town. In the pre-dawn attack, five people were killed and fifteen others were wounded when four suicide bombers targeted the town.
Lebanon hosts more than 1.1 million Syrians, a huge burden for the country of four million people. Several Lebanese politicians have warned about the inability of the country to bear this burden and had already called for the closure of borders after incidents.
Al-Qaa is one of several border posts separating Lebanon and war-torn Syria and is predominantly Christian although one district, Masharii al-Qaa, is mainly Sunni Muslim and home to a large number of Syrian refugees.
Suicide blasts in the area have typically targeted checkpoints or military installations and rarely include more than one attacker.
In August 2014, the army clashed with the Islamic State group and al-Nusra Front, al-Qaida's affiliate in Syria, in the border town of Arsal.
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sure bad for their business....and once more they decide for the entire country! LOL
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in case you don't remember bigjohn there is stil, like it or not, a government in lebanon who is the only body to make decisions, like it or not!
otherwise just consider lebanon a lawless country like you hezbi buddies do... and those with weapons decide and no more the state of lebanon....
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We have the Lebanese Army, they are the ones to secure the borders, they are capable of doing the job, even American soldiers could'nt prevent such attacks whereever they invaded and stationed themselves. We don't need foreign forces.
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we have hezbollah as foreign force funded and trained by iran not by the lebanese army! but it seems you are ok with that ! LOL
the truth is that UNIFIL may prevent your arms trafficking across the borderLOL
just as hezbollah always refused to demarcate the borders with syria...
cut your hypocrisy miss tic.... as usual you just prove you work for iran to which you pledged allegiance, from which you get your money as a good mercenary you are, you are not for lebanon
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then sue nasrallah who openly says he is funded entirely by iran! that is what we call mercenaries and traitors as they are funded and trained by a foreign country, and moreover pledged ALLEGIANCE to iran, but you respect them... LOL
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While the Resistance will take watch on the Syrian side of the borders.
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as a good liar who signed the disassociation policy, but swiftly disobeyd the lebanese institutions for which you have no respect....
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Terrorism attracts terrorism. Violence creates hatred. This is what Ebola has succeeded in doing.
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Resistance? Which resistance? The one destroying Lebanon???
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lol @ hezb-al good one;)!
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Your Iranian group did an awful job, nice work protecting Al-Qaa you hypocrites.
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Filthy murdering militia
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Ebola is a disease.
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The result of intervening in Syria was only prolongating the coma of the Butcher.
They do not even realize that they failed...
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Terrorism attracts terrorism. Violence creates hatred. This is what Ebola has succeeded in doing.
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Yes. I like your new avatar. Where have you disappeared? Long time no see. I missed you.
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terrorist your other avatar is much much better
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your original avatar reminds us who the real terrorist is. So bring it back
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LOL lebanese to disarm? which lebanese are you talking about? those who believe in a state and ONE army or like you those who defend a militia funded by a foreign country with no lebanese decisions to be made on their wherabouts? LOL
so in your eyes "zionists" are those who defend ONE PEOPLE ONE ARMY in lebanon.... and "patriots" are those who defend a foreign militia on lebanese soil and a gvt with no say in peace/war decisions... LOL
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Very strange....very weird...you talk to them about UNIFIL, they answer you zionism. You talk to them about democracy, they answer you zionism. You talk to them about freedom, respect, honesty...they answer you zionism....
You know what? Milan Kundera is absolutely right when he says : "do not discuss with idiots, they lower you to their level".
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sure we all feel very oppressed by israel... we cannot go out without feeling the zionist oppression everywhere... we cannot talk against israel otherwise we get a bomb under our cars... no wait! that is for those talking against hezbis friends: syria!
on the other hand, every one feels hezbolahis oppression on the lebanese society and their weakening of the lebanese state day by day with your approval...
hezbollah which refuses to OBEY lebanese army, who refuses to streghten it by giving them their weapons and expertise! it is not israel! but hezbollah...
it is not the western countries that weaken lebanon it is hezbollah!
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Filthy murdering militia
Hizbullah Refuses UNIFIL Deployment on Border
Well of course they do! They want to keep the Syrian borders open for the free movement of their terrorists and they could care less if the terrorists come into Lebanon and blow up civilians.