The Army is surrounding a famous building in Tripoli near facing Monla Hospital. I was ab;e to see army men climbing the balconies of the building, evacuating civilians, and asking people to stay as far as possible from the scene....
I wasn't allowed to take pictures, but for all of you who know the area, it is the building of "Giftastic" gift shop, where Oussama Sajj was located.
These are the pictures of the Building at "meitein street" in Tripoli where the clashes between Fatah-l-Islam and the Lebanese Army took place in the last couple of days....
We need to "get some balls" and put an end to this nonsense!
As simple as that! There's only too much we can tolerate. If history taught us anything, it would be that the worst thing ever in such situations is to "contain it"! What the F*** are you talking about? Contain my sorry fat @$$.
Such terrorism should be dealt with it with MAXIMUM force. The Army is doing a heroic job, but it needs a political support, a damn OFFICIAL support. The government should be clear about that; enough is enough, PM Seniora and his cabinet should declare their full support for complete ERADICATION of Fat7-l-Islam from all over Liban. The opposition should declare a clear stand against the current situation in the North.
What's the use of being politicians if you can't take decisions when it matters the most? This is unacceptable, and this blog is CONDEMNING the awful absence of a clear stand!
This blog has been a strong supporter of Seniora's government, and now it is demanding a STRONG CLEAR SUPPORT TO OUR RAVE NATIONAL ARMY AND SECURITY FORCES. This blog is demanding the VERY SAME THING FROM THE OPPOSITION, ESPECIALLY HA.
This violence will soon spread to all over Liban if we don't put an end to it, not just "contain" it. Let's NOT make the same mistakes we did before, we have a country to look after, and we can't blame but ourselves of we lost it in such a way.....
I woke up today on phone calls from friends asking if I'm ok! Then I realized that Tripoli is witnessing "semi-war" clashes between the Lebanese army-Security forces and fighters from Fat7-l-Islam organization.
I'm still in Beirut at the time being, so I don't know the exact picture. But calling family and friends there, I've known that clashes have reached "Mitein Street" and that citizens have been ordered to "stay home and never get out!". Sounds of clashes and sirens could be heard all over the city.
For more info, you can check Al-Arabiya, BBC, Al-Jazeera, LBC and Naharnet.
According to Naharnet, Reuters and Tayyar.org (tried my best to check different sources), 6 men of Fat7-l-Islam organization were arrested and confessed that they were responsible for Ain Alak bombing, as well as planning for the assassination of many Lebanese politicians.
News still vague as we speak, more to come later (I learned NOT to believe news till it is proven right later on).
Future TV and LBC announced the news 30 min. ago. New TV, Manar TV and NBN haven't said a word.
