Beirut, Tripoli Citizens: Armed Arab, Syrian Rebels Participated in Clashes
Lebanese media sources confirmed Tuesday that Beirut's citizens, particularly Tariq al-Jdedeh, witnessed non-Lebanese fighters who participated in the armed attack against the Arab Party centers.
According to the citizens, the clashes included fighters from the Syrian rebels, who also participated in Tripoli's recent armed chaos.
A number of people in North
Lebanon, especially in Akkar, expressed discomfort on the existence of armed rebels under the cover of the so-called "Free Syrian Army."
The people expressed surprise that "the non-Lebanese militias move publicly with its weapons shown in the Future Movement cars, accompanied by figures close to the movement."
In parallel, the people said that "these same figures demanded the expulsion of the Lebanese Army from Akkar."
Moreover, citizens complained to some politicians of worrying signs for the existence of some non-Syrian Arab fighters, some of whom are from North Africa, in Akkar.
Media sources also reported that "fear spread among the Northern region that the Future figure calls for the Lebanese Army to withdraw from the region aims at replacing it with the existence of armed rebels."
"These rebels came from a number of Arab countries under the pretext of fighting the Syrian regime," citizens cautioned.
Source: al-Intiqad, Translated and Edited by moqawama.org
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