Army deployes additional troops in south Lebanon

As expected units from the Lebanese army’s fifth brigade began to deploy in southern Lebanon’s western and central sectors as part of efforts to consolidate other units deployed in the area south of the Litani river.

According to An Nahar the deployment began at midnight Sunday and lasted till 1:00 pm Monday. (more…)

Murr opposed to merging Hezbollah with Lebanon army

Deputy Speaker Farid Makari’s press office issued a statement on Thursday following the national dialogue session in which he called for a timetable for the process of placing Hezbollah’s military and rocket power under the command of the Lebanese army.

But Defense Minister Elias Murr  ( shown sitting  next to Hezbollah MP Mohammad Raad) has reportedly rejected during the dialogue session held at Baabda Palace on Thursday the merger of Hezbollah weapons with the Lebanese army. (more…)

Kahwaji : ‘Faith in Lebanon won’t be shaken’

The Lebanese army chief Gen. Jean Kahwaji was chosen “Best Leader of a State Institutions in 2010″ by the Lebanese Council for Human Resources Experts.

During a ceremony at the army compound in Jounieh in his honor on Thursday Kahwaji said that Israel and terrorism were awaiting for instability in the country but vowed that “faith in Lebanon won’t be shaken.” (more…)

Lebanon charges 8 with plotting attacks against army

Lebanon’s military prosecutor Judge Saqr Saqr charged on Tuesday eight people with forming an armed gang in the eastern Bekaa valley and plotting terrorist attacks against the army with the aim of killing soldiers, a judicial source said.
The suspects include Lebanese and Syrian citizens, the source said. (more…)

Army hunting criminals in Bekaa, one soldier injured

An army patrol came under heavy gunfire during a raid on the house of a wanted man in Majdel Anjar in the Bekaa Valley. At least one member of the Lebanese Army is reported as injured. (more…)

Sfeir: It is the duty of all Lebanese to defend their homeland

Lebnaon’s Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir urged the Christians to join the Lebanese army in order to maintain a good balance of power .
“It is the duty of all Lebanese to defend their homeland,” Sfeir said during his Sunday sermon.
“If you don’t defend your country, not one will ,” he cautioned.

Lebanese army arrests 5 armed Palestinians in Baalbeck

The Lebanese army command issued a statement in which it stated that it raided a house in Baalbeck , arrested 5 Palestinians and confiscated arms, ammunition , money and electronic instruments and is currently interrogating them before handing them over to the judicial authorities