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LAF chief Kahwaji vows no compromises over martyrs’ blood

21-03-2015 | 05:05

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Lebanese Armed Forces chief Jean Kahwaji pledged, on the occasion of Mother's Day, that “no one truly realizes the meaning of martyrdom more than the mother who gave birth”.

“On this occasion, we vow that we won't accept any compromises or settlements at the expense of [army] martyrs' blood,” LAF chief Kahwaji said in a comment he posted Saturday on Facebook.

“We will secure, at all costs, the release of our prisoners who were captured by terrorist organizations,” he added.

A number of soldiers were taken hostage in August when militants from Syria took over the Lebanese border town of Arsal for five days before withdrawing toward the Syrian frontier, taking with them Lebanese soldiers and policemen as hostages. The clashes were the most dangerous spillover of violence from the civil war in neighboring Syria.

The clashes flared up when Syrian gunmen deployed across the region after the Lebanese Armed Forces arrested Imad Jomaa at a checkpoint. The detention of Imad Jomaa, the leader of the Fajr al-Islam Brigade, had caused security tension in the border town of Arsal, claiming the lives of 20 soldiers and leaving 86 others injured.

While the release of five men provided a degree of relief, concerns remain about the troops and policemen still in captivity since four of them have been killed despite ongoing negotiations with the Lebanese authorities to secure their release.

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