From Naharnet:

Lebanese police have busted a Syria-based terrorist network grouping operatives from three Arab nationalities on charges of carrying out the twin-bus bombings north of Beirut last month and planning further attacks, reliable sources told Naharnet Tuesday.

The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said six of the eight culprits have been arrested in Beirut and its surroundings, less than a month after carrying out the twin-bus bombings in the mountainous town of Ain Alaq northeast of Beirut, which resulted in killing three people and wounding more than 20.

The other two remain at large and are believed to be hiding at north Lebanon’s Nahr el-Bared Palestinian refugee camp, according to the sources.

The culprits hold Syrian and Saudi identification documents. Two of the held operatives are Palestinian refugees from the camp of Yarmouk near the Syrian capital of Damascus.

The bust, according to one source, also included confiscating a “large quantity of explosives” that were hidden in the Beirut apartment of Syrian suspect identified as Mustapha Siyor.

Members of the network, according to the source, infiltrated into Lebanon from Syria last November under the cover of the so-called “Fatah-Islam” group, which was set up by Syrian intelligence with the objective of carrying out terrorist attacks to destabilize Lebanon and block the ratification of the international tribunal which would try suspects in the 2005 assassination of ex-Premier Rafik Hariri and related crimes.

Siyor’s cell had been operating under cover from an apartment in Beirut’s Christian neighborhood of Karm el-Zaytoun, which is part of the capital’s Ashrafiyeh district, the source said.

The daily newspaper al-Moustaqbal reported on Nov. 30 that Syrian President Bashar Assad has sent 200 terrorists to Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon to assassinate 36 Lebanese public figures.

The group, according to the report, operated under the Fatah-Islam name.

The security source said Fatah-Islam is just a “cover” for the terrorist network that operates in Lebanon from bases controlled by the so-called Fatah-Intifada group, a Syrian-controlled faction that broke away from Yasser Arafat’s mainstream Fatah early in 1983 as part of an effort by the late Syrian President Hafez Assad to create a substitute for Arafat’s Palestine Liberation Organization.

Fatah-Intifada, led from Damascus by the so-called Abu Moussa, runs fortified bases in east Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley established when the area was controlled by Syria’s army which ended its deployment in Lebanon in April 2005




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  • 1. charbel | March 13th, 2007 at 9:25 pm

    Finally those criminals are arested.I hope that every enemy of Lebanon will be arested soon and hopfelly the peace will reign again in Lebanon and we will live in peace in our beloved countrY LEBANON!!

  • 2. Mohammad | March 13th, 2007 at 10:29 pm

    I am waiting what will be the comments of Hizballa and his allies? Will they ask for material proof as usual!!!!! Or they will ask for a video tape that capture the criminals while putting the bombs in order to believe? Khalasna ba2a falsafeh!!! If you ask a dead man about all bombings that are taking place in Lebanon, he will reply Syria system and his allies. Wake up General Aoun! Leave your Iranian Allies and return back to where Lebanese should be.
    “14 March will march Lebanon to Freedom”

  • 3. Rodge | March 13th, 2007 at 10:47 pm

    Finally, Criminals started to show, but they should put their confessions on TV for the whole world to see and know what the Syrian Intelligence and Regime are doing to Lebanon. I also hope this would be the reality, not just a propaganda, and also we all hope to catch all the people who were involved directly or indirectly in all the crimes committed in Lebanon. Go Free Lebanese.

  • 4. Venom | March 13th, 2007 at 11:33 pm

    Mohamad,
    Balashna bel habal…shoo khas General Aoun and HA>>> These people that were captured are from all qaeda, ye3neh ma 3endon rab….they attacked HA because they are shiites and they consider christians as infidels…mesh sheyef gheir 2el general aoun…now every crime General Aoun…khalsoona men hal habal ba2a…go check the history of those people, go check how th doneeyeh criminals that hariri jr. paid for their release where they were hiding….The gov agreed in the hiwar that the palestians arms shebe resolved in 6 months frm 2 years..what happened to that??
    Its time to set these camps to the ground…and send all the palestinians or any other back to where they came from…..

  • 5. DJUAN | March 14th, 2007 at 7:50 am

    قال عضو تكتل التغيير والإصلاح النائب أبراهيم كنعان رداً على سؤال لتلفزيون “المنار” عن المعلومات المتوافرة لديه عن جريمة عين علق: “حتى الآن ليس هناك معطيات سوى التي نقلت عن الوكالة الفرنسية ونحن في انتظار كشف هذه المعلومات والتحقيقات وتفاصيلها من السلطات اللبنانية المعنية وذلك في أسرع فرصة ممكنة.
    ونطالب على الفور بالكشف عن كل المعلومات المتوافرة ونتائج التحقيقات للرأي العام اللبناني من مصدر رسمي لبناني لأن في حال كانت هذه المعلومات صحيحة فإن هناك من حيث المبدأ نتيجة إيجابية لعمل الأجهزة الأمنية على أن تقترن هذه النتيجة بالكشف الكامل عن كل التفاصيل المحيطة بهذا العمل الإجرامي والإرهابي الكبير الذي طاول مدنيين أبرياء في لبنان”.
    س: كيف تقرأ تداعيات ذلك على الوضع السياسي؟
    ج: في طبيعة الحال إذا كانت حركة فتح الإسلام الفلسطنية تتحرك في الداخل اللبناني للعبث بالإستقرار فذلك يدل أن موضوع السلاح الفلسطيني يجب الإسراع في حلّه والجميع يعرف أن في مؤتمر الحوار الوطني كان هناك إجماع على سحب هذا السلاح وجمعه وتسليم الملف الأمني المتعلق بالمخيمات الى الجيش اللبناني.
    وفي حال صحّ هذا الموضوع يثبت مرة أخرى أن الحل السياسي في لبنان هو الذي يؤمن الإستقرار المطلوب ويدفع في اتجاه حماية الأمن وليس العكس.
    لا نزال حتى اليوم نتلقى هذه الأخبار من وكالات الأنباء من دون وجود أي تقرير مفصل. أعود وأناشد المسؤولين عن الامن أن يطلعونا في سرعة على كل التفاصيل والمعلومات المتوافرة لديهم لأن هذا الموضوع يهمنا كثيراًلإتخاذ المواقف المناسبة وكذلك الرأي العام اللبناني.

    i hope mana chi massra7iye jdide 3la 7sseb al falasstiniye / massi7iye !!!!

    Are we facing a new BOSSTA ? 3yn al rimene bossta back in the 70’s? …
    yalla hayda li ken ba3ed na2issna …
    thank you…

  • 6. Shadow | March 14th, 2007 at 10:43 am

    Good work.

  • 7. Fad14 | March 14th, 2007 at 12:11 pm

    When did we have problems not coming from Syria or Iran?

  • 8. Shlomo | March 14th, 2007 at 3:30 pm

    Good news, at last we have known the identity of the killer and we have proofs on that.
    Moreover, the identity of the guy who is involved in the assasination of Samir Kassir and Georges Hawi has been known, he fled to Syria, and the Lebanese Security has captured his fiancee who is under investigations.

  • 9. Mohammad | March 15th, 2007 at 12:13 am

    Venom,
    It seems that you didn’t understand any of what I said! if you understood that I am pointing to Geneal Aoun and HA about this crime then you are totally wrong. Those “Fate7 Al Islam” didn’t do such a crime because they belong to Alqa3eda! Alqa3eda doesn’t care about 14 Feb ceremony to put the bomb one day before the ceremony. Al Qa3eda-yally ma 2elon rab- when they want to attack christians, they don’t have to travel from north to Maten in order to kill christians. “Fat7 el Islam is a fatal organization created by syrian regime!
    This crime is planned by Syria to attack 14 feb ceremony and then Kill 38 persons from 14 march leaders! Do you want me to believe that AL Qa3eda belong to march 8 movement!!!!!!!!!! ” Fat7 El Islam” is just a small party that works under the Syrian SHoes!
    To go back to General & HA, what I meant is that: YA GENERAL stop supporting HA who is supporting the Killer regime in Syria! Without General support to HA, HA would not had paralyzed the country since 2 years. His support of HA is giving the syrian regime time to bombard Lebanon.
    I hope that it is clear to you now, and let me explain the logic that i believe in:
    ” Any person who supports any party that kills Lebanese then this person is cooperating in the crime”.

  • 10. 3awne ma7et | March 15th, 2007 at 5:00 am

    ya jame3a el 3imad 3on w bass ma 7adan ghayro 5alass la elna alla ye7fazo w ye7mi

  • 11. 3awne ma7et | March 15th, 2007 at 2:55 pm

    layko ana bede fahemkoun chaghle 5aliya tkoun wad7a lal kel men hala2 w bel rayi7 b kel i7tiram ma 7adan byeghlat ma3 el GENERAL el GENERAL mano soure he was and he still the first one who fought against syria we are not allies with syria we are not allies with hizbula general aoun position never changed he always wanted the best to lebanon and to peapol of lebanon.IT IS unfair that such a great person like GMA is treated like a syrian or like a syrian allie. And if we accept peapol other than christian that means were not christian???NE7NA EL MASSI7IYE B LEBNEN EL MASSI7IYE SAWATO LA ELNA BEL ENTI5ABET EL NIYEBIYE KASSA7ANA KESERWEN WEL MATEN W ZA7LE… I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THINGS CLEAR TO ALL.PLEASE DONT CONSIDER THIS UNRESPECTFUL TO ANYONE AND THANK YOU.BY THE WAY BEDE BASS HANE N10452 3ALA HIS MATURITY AND I HOPE HE’LL STOP POSTING UNECESSARY COMMENTS THAT INSULT GENERAL AND THAT PUT HIM WITH SYRIA ALLIE.ALL MY RESPECT…..

  • 12. DJUAN | March 16th, 2007 at 8:47 am

    Mohamed; your statement is clear but I have to tackle it with few questions;

    Here we go, exactly what I was afraid of! Fattah al Islam. I don’t matter where they go (the Americans) they should be followed by al Qaeda. You really think that we have such a small organizations named Fattah al Islam? I mentioned new Iraq (Lebanon) from before and no one even left me a comment, its ok, enjoy Fattah al Islam this time and trust me more crappie organizations are coming soon. (Same shiit but different country)……
    1, why al Qaeda decide to invade Lebanon and specially now?
    2, why didn’t they do it from before?
    3, why your legal government didn’t listen to GMA, especially about his perspective ways dealing with the Palestinians? And their weapons including TAWTIN?
    First, they were blaming on HA and then they switched their mind to ssnp w hala2 FATTAH AL ISLAM (yalla sa7ten enjoy ) w bokra bi2loulna hadole jame3it al zarqawi w bissir 3indon AMIR 3LA LEBENEN , right? Wlek yil3n kess ikhta mana 3iche se3ita!
    At last, it seems like you are attacking GMA for no realistic reason! Us supporting HA means us supporting the Syrian killer? How? 7abibi if we don’t agree with you in some political ways, it does not mean that we are supporting killers? Right? Simply, you can not eliminate ha from our equivalent strategies ! hine noss al balad ya 7abbi , chu bek?
    Per you and this is really sad; any person who supports any party that kills Lebanese then this person is cooperating in the crime. Then abu hmed, why you are supporting the LF? Either you are young and don’t remember their enthusiasm toward Muslims and especially Sunnis or you are acting silly. Go ask about their fanatic crimes and then let’s talk ….
    Than you hamedo…..3M BIDOUB AL TALEJ…

  • 13. DJUAN | March 16th, 2007 at 8:54 am

    VENOM ; hayde massra7iye w bokra bitchuf ….fi ness iza ma fi 7areb ma ila 7ajem ;) badon y7arbo la yadal 3indon wazen bass facharo yjourouna 3la al cheri3 , mich 3detna ya venom w ni7na akbar min hek ….ba3ed ma nssina mark houwayek w tari2 al jdide kaman …
    keep it up chrik…

  • 14. rachelle | March 16th, 2007 at 10:31 pm

    djuan : ma facharo yjerouna 3al chweri3 ? medre min nezil 3al chweri3 7ara2 dwelib sakar el tor2at w ma khala l3alam trou7 3a cheghla ? medre min mkhayam bel centre ville … w 3emela mazbale ..w m3atal kel chi ta7et… ma nsito marc houwayek wala ne7na nsine el chab yelle met b rsas 7oulafe2koun el marada…w ento akbar men hek?? ….

  • 15. laroush_Z | March 17th, 2007 at 12:57 am

    rachelle ma tenssii enoo hoo yalii 3ambii2oulou eno hni ma beynzalou 3al sherre3 3eshouuu kel el sayfiyyeh wa2tel 7areb bel shaweere3 we halla2 ra7ou 3al downtown 3am binemou bel shaweere33 shou fekkrik bya3erfou shou ya3ni shere33 law eno mano menel sherre3 ken 3eeref ye7tterem gayro !! we ye7terem 7alo kamen !

  • 16. DJUAN | March 17th, 2007 at 4:37 am

    RACHELLE; al tazahor ha2na w ha2 kell lebnene…w hayda chi ma3rouf bi kell douwal al 3lam …eh ni7na mkhaymin bi CT la allah yifrija ma 3jabkon nazlo al gesh ,into ma fi de3i tizalo w ta2wsso 3layna ;) walaw ? bass bayanto into adech hadariye laman fata7to OPEN FIRE 3LA CHABEB AL TAYYAR W MIN DAHRON KAMAN, MICH FACE TO FACE …w tari2 jdide the same story kaman ..chu ya3ne hizb allah ma adir yi7ri2 la tari2 jdide bi less than 1 hour? bass simply habibte , we avoid the use of weapons, when you are pro killers (chek history ) …bass mni7 li fi marada yifhamo 3laykon ;) al 3yn bil 3yn into attaltoulo bayo lal zalame ! right?

    thank you , let’s put our hatred on the side next time (me and you)….

  • 17. Mohammad | March 17th, 2007 at 12:20 pm

    7abibi DJUAN,
    I am 30 years old and I remember everything that took place during the civil war. However, why do you want me always to remeber that period? Patriarck SFEIR went to Al Jabal to unify Christians and Druz right? SO he is forgiving Druze because he want to forget the Black period in Lebanese history. I am Sunni and I happy to see that Mrs Ja3ja3 took thousand of votes from Sunnis during elections! Also, I am not sad because General Aoun took thousands of muslims votes although my father lost his establishment when Syrians were attacking General to kick him out of Lebanon. WE HAVE ALL TO FORGET the past we all committed mistakes! But now, we cannot ignore any act the returns the syrian back to our country or replace them with Iranians. Nobody should say the Al Qa3eda is acting in Lebanon because it s a silly idea. Fat7 el Islam or Fat7 el intefada or any Fate7 that will come in future, is a Syrian hidden party.
    To go back to HA, I will never believe that FPM & HA can have the same political direction because you will never have the ability of mixing oil with water.

  • 18. Venom | March 17th, 2007 at 1:52 pm

    Mohammad:
    ok the Batrak maybe forgave the Druze, why the Christians are not yet returned to their villages?????
    Oil and water cannot be mixed, true….but who said the MoU between FPM and HA was ideoligical??? how this oil was mixed between Hariri/Jumblat/LF in the elections??? and b4 elections for more than 15 years between hariri/jumblat??? Dude history didnt start last year but years b4…..

    In politics their is nothing called friends or enemies but masale7 moushtaraka….

  • 19. proud 2 b lf | March 17th, 2007 at 3:13 pm

    venom and djuan r u protecting syria????? omg fpm is now protecting syria………..i cant believe it….l tayyar wel 2ouwwet nezlo ma3 ba3ed 3al tari2 ta yetzaharo …2akalo atle men l moukhabarat l souriyye….w keno bidallo mle7a2in…halla2 serto te7mo l souriyye???? 3ayb walla 3ayb….serto t2oulo l ka3ida w ma ka3ida …walad 3amro senten bya3ref 2enno hole l 2awmiyye wel falastiniyye…shou l 2essa???
    ana b3assib iza ymout 7ayyala masi7e 2aw blebnen
    …illa iza 2awme

  • 20. Venom | March 17th, 2007 at 6:15 pm

    proud 2 be lf :
    Where did u read that we supporting Syria?? one sentence???

    3ayb 3a yalleh bya3mel 3ayb…….
    if it is syria or any other bring them to justice…wala u talk 3al fadeh
    lesh 2el awmeh 2el masi7eh different than any massi7eh ??? shoo hal maskhara.. I am happy the geagaiest are minorites among the Christians..khater khayrak ya 2allah….

  • 21. DJUAN | March 17th, 2007 at 9:34 pm

    MOHAMMAD; we are not mixing oil and water,but we are hiding behind our fingers !
    We dont know the killer ,so we are blamming on PALESTINIANS ORGANIZATIONS. doesnt this situation sounds so familiar for you? kell mara min7otta birass al falasstiniye wel moukhayamet…

    No mohamed , it is way bigger than our predictions . It is an regional conflict now , and we need to be more conscious this time . In fact your LEGAL government made it this way, they cant make their own decisions so they travel all around the world asking for advices and solutions !!! 3yb ! where is their integrity , intensity and dominance ???? Weak and illegal government.

    Everthing is possible in this life , and for your information we are not supporting no killers in here (we never did).
    We all know the real killers , you know them ;) ma hine 7oulafe2ak bass yalla khalina ninssa la massla7it lebnen bass tene mara ma twajihlna itehemet 3L 3MYENE BASS LA2INO FI WAREIT TAFEHOM BAYNA W BEN HA. by the way sorry to hear about your father ,and i hope he’s doing better by now…..
    thx..

  • 22. DJUAN | March 17th, 2007 at 9:44 pm

    proud to be lf and laroush ; just wait, and you will see ….bass hayde al mara ma tijo 3m tibko lal batrak (ghadarouna , ghadarouna w jeb mitel ma badon ) la2ino al batrak zihi2 min arafkon w zoghor 3a2lkon kaman …la2ino mitel 3ditkon kell ma teklo attle bitrou7o ya la 3ind battrak ya la 3ind ….. ? w fihmkon kfeye , lek kam mara akalto khwezi2 min abel ? ma 7alkon tit3lamo ba2? :O…….

  • 23. rachelle | March 18th, 2007 at 1:38 pm

    DJUAN : ELKOUN AKTAR MEN 100 DAYS MKHAYMIN BEL CENTRE VILLE 7ADAN ALKOUN CHI .. BEL 3AKES NE7NA 3TARAFNA B 7A2KOUN BEL TAZAHOUR..MA 7ADAN NEZIL DARABKOUN KAF TA7ET … BS ENTO LAW FIKOUN 3A2EL KENTO 7ASEYTO 3A DAMKOUN ENO A3DETKOUN TA7ET MA WASALIT LA NATIJE .. ANA AKEL IOM LAMA ENZAL 3A JEME3TE BEMROU2 MEN 7AD EL KHIAM .. W BE2RAF MNEL MANAZIR W EL RAWEYI7 .. HEYDE MECH 7ALE EL CV MA LEZIM YSIR HEK FIA ..FI 3ALAM NKASARIT W CHABEB E3DE BALA CHEGHEL … JARABTO TETZAHARO W MA MECHE EL 7AL .. CHARFO DABDBO 3AFECHKOUN W KHIAMKOUN ENTO W HEL 7AWACH YELLE MKHAYMIN MA3KOUN W FELLO … MA TE7KE 3AN LSLE7 YA DJUAN MA3KOUN AKBAR MILICHIA BEL BALAD W JEYE TLOUMNA 3AL SLE7 ..EL LEBNENE B KHAF 3A 7AYETO .. KEL LEBNENE 3ENDO SLE7 B BAYTO LA2NO B KHAF 3A 7AYETO W KHASATAN WA2TA YKOUNO 8 MARS 7EZEB ALLAH W MARADA W EL 2AWMIEH YELE MECH MEN ZAMEN LA2TAO 3ENDOUN SLE7 , MSALA7IN… BA3DEN KIF ELAK 3EN TE7KE 3AN EL BATRAK .. W ENO MNETBAKBAK 3ENDO .. ELNA EL CHARAF NETBAKBAK 3END EL BATRAK MA3 ENO NE7NA MA MNEBKE 3AN 7ADAN , 3ALA 2ENO NETLA3 NEDRBO LAL BATRAK ..HEYDE 7ADARETKOUN .. 7ADARETKOUN EL SOUWAR EL MRAKABE …VERY GOOD GMA , CHOU CHATIR BEL PHOTOSHOP…

  • 24. rachelle | March 18th, 2007 at 1:44 pm

    DJUAN AKBAR KHAZO2 .. HOWE EL KHAZOU2 YELLE 3AM YEKLO EL GMA W YELLE 3AM B TA3MI LA KEL MASI7EH ..MA BA2A T2OUL EL GMA ZA3IM MASI7EH .. MA B7AYETO CHEFNE BEL KNISE WALA B7AYETO 7EKE 3AN EL MASI7IEH AW FEDA3 3ANOUN …ZALAME B NEDE BEL 3ELMENIEH MANNO DAMANE LAL MASI7IEH ..WEIN KEN EL GENERAL LAMMA EL KATE2IB .. DEFA3O 3AN LWOUJOUD EL MASI7IEH DOD EL FLASTINIEH W EL ESLEM ????? CHOU 3EMIL GMA LAL MASI7IEH GHER ENO ADA 3ALA A3ZAM 2OUWE MASI7IEH .. ? LAW MA EJA EL GMA …MA KENA WSOLNA LA HON… KENO EL MASI7IEH DALO METEL ABEL 2WEYA … SO 7EBO LAL GMA .. W DALAK 3AM BET7EBO ..EL 7A2 MA B MOUT .. W EL 7A2I2A AD MA TAWALIT BETBAYIN

  • 25. rachelle | March 18th, 2007 at 1:46 pm

    3awneh ma7et : allah ykhalilkoun yeh lal general nchalla ydal b khawto ta ndal neda7ak 3leh .. bs bede 3azbak rou7 hbela 3a site el tayar…

  • 26. 3awne ma7et | March 18th, 2007 at 9:41 pm

    kater 5er alla el ouwet minority men el massi7iye ne7na hek w mesh m5alssin menkoun.ALLA YSE3ID LEBNEN 3LAYKOUN…yalla GENERAL kerssit b3absa natretak

  • 27. DJUAN | March 19th, 2007 at 12:41 am

    hey boys and girls ; Did i say GMA was a christian leader ? GMA ( LEBANESEEEE LEADER ) ;) ok…..
    GMA (allah yi7mi) la kell al lebneniye islem/massi7iye .GMA (allah yo7fazzo) z3im watani 7or.GMA (allah y2awih ) deserve the most support ,specially min al cheri3 al massi7e ,coz simple HOUWE LI TALA3 SOURIYA MIN LEBNEN ..AM I RIGHT? OR NO? we7yetik ya rachelle ma kinte bti7lame trou7e 3la jema3 min doun ma ywa2fik 100 hajiz souri bass GMA RAJA3LIK CHARAFIK W CHARF KELL WA7AD MASSI7E (MA KINTO BTI7LAMO SOURIYA TFELL) W HAYDA KEN BACHIR’S DREAM LI SAMIR OUDIR Y7A2I2O ( ACHIEVE IT) …at least say thx …sa7i7 inik nekra al jmilll…

  • 28. S.M.S. | March 19th, 2007 at 12:09 pm

    I am sorry but I find DJUAN’s repetitive reminders that Aoun is the one responsible for Syria leaving Lebanon is an insult to all that died for that cause and THEY ARE MANY( and these are the ones that died in the past 2 years only).
    I think that the reality of Aoun’s dealings with the syrians before coming back to Lebanon can no longer be hidden and are known to all and sundry. So he went to the American congress, blablabla… Syria hasn’t left yet and you can thank Aoun for playing a big hand in that regard. As a christain I will not be one of the people thanking Aoun for being an unethical, egocentric, opprtunistic, power hungry old man.
    Thank you.

  • 29. proud 2 b lf | March 21st, 2007 at 6:37 pm

    3on 2akal khezou2 wa7ad bass 2ad manno 2awe ma 2edro yenja7o bi 3iddet khwezi2…rekeb 3ale bass l khezou2 l kbir loooooooool……w harab …..wen maktoube hay wa7ad yehroub…lololol lololol…..3al 2alile na7na 2belna nen7ebes…houwwe kamen m2attal … w kellon 2attalo….bas bi khafo… shi harabo shi t7elafo ma3 sourya w beso 2ejra …na7na bas t3alla2na bi karametna w 2belna nehrob 2aw nenzal 3a 2ejren l soure……2allah 2ouwwet wel kerse bi 3younak ya 3on :p



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