Lebanese Armed Forces Commander General Joseph Aoun said on Friday that the Lebanese military was fully ready to face any threat that would put security in jeopardy.
"The army is on offense and not in a defense position, we will not wait for the terrorists," he stated.
General Aoun made these remarks during a tour in al-Qaa, in commemoration of the wave of suicide-bombings that hit the northeastern town last year.
"The army stands by al-Qaa and its sons against all threats against security and stability," Aoun said before the martyrs' families and a panel of dignitaries.