Minister Bassil stresses need to build an international united front to face terrorism in the region

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10-09-2014 | 06:35
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Gebran Bassil said on Wednesday that Syrian refugees are currently constituting more than one third of Lebanon's population.

Bassil's comments were made at a joint press conference with his Danish counterpart Martin Lidegaard whereby he asserted the need to build an international united front to face the spread of terrorist groups in the region.

For his part, Lidegaard said that the International community is aware of the problems that Lebanon is facing, asserting that Denmark is committed to providing assistance to Lebanon.

Lebanon has become increasingly embroiled in the civil war ravaging its larger neighbor, where the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah as well as some Lebanese Sunnis have gone to fight on opposing sides of a war that has killed over 170,000 people.

Rocket attacks, car bombs and gun battles linked to Syria's conflict have killed hundreds in Lebanon over the past three and half years, and last month Islamist militants including Nusra fighters overran the border town of Arsal for several days.

The militants took a number of security force members hostage during the incursion, and more than 20 are still in their hands.

The militants, who also include members of the al Qaeda offshoot Islamic State, are demanding a prisoner swap. On Friday, the Nusra Front released a nearly half-hour long video showing several of the prisoners denouncing Hezbollah for supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a member of the minority Alawite sect. The video also warned Shiites and "all sects of Lebanon" against supporting Hezbollah.

The soldiers who were kidnapped include Sunnis, Shiites and Christians - Lebanon's three biggest sects. Families of captive soldiers have been blocking roads across Lebanon in protest at the pace of negotiations, which have so far failed to secure the release of their relatives.

Lebanon has frequently asked the help of regional and International powers to address terrorist threats, mainly by providing the LAF with the weapons and ammunition.


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