"March 14 MP Mohammad Kabbara and Salafist leader in Lebanon Dai al-Islam Shahhal accused the army on Sunday of serving as cover for Hezbollah, urging a gathering of 1,500 to reject an alleged military crackdown on their community...
“The military is encouraging Lebanon’s Sunnis … to accept the protection of Hezbollah, for if they do … they will be found innocent and released on bail,” he said, in a possible reference to the release of radical Islamic preacher Omar Bakri in November.
Shahhal said his followers were ready to use all means available to defend themselves against “injustices” of the army.“Our words of truth are stronger than your rockets,... If necessary, we are ready to use our bodies as mines to defend Sunnis for we will never accept injustice,” he added. “We hereby call for the release of all Islamist detainees.”...
Lebanese authorities launched a crackdown on Sunni fundamentalist groups in the aftermath of a deadly battle in 2007 between the Lebanese army and an Al-Qaeda-inspired group.... Hundreds of Lebanese soldiers and Fatah al Islam militants were killed..
On December 1, the US-based SITE Intelligence Group reported that another movement linked to Al-Qaeda had urged Sunnis in Lebanon to rise up against both the army and Hezbollah...."
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Sunday, December 12, 2010
Salafis & Hariri allies': "Lebanese Army is protecting Hezbollah..."
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