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Hundreds of Sunni youth in Lebanon signed up for Jihad against Syria and Hezbollah

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imageLebanese youth from the city of Saida, south of Beirut, began Wednesday signing up for armed Jihad in Syria, responding to a call yesterday by firebrand Sunni cleric Ahmad Assir.

Individuals in charge of enlisting Jihadists at Bilal Bin Rabah mosque told Al Arabiya that “hundreds” have signed up so far and that the number is expected to reach thousands.

This came a day after Sheikh Assir, who is the Mosque’s Imam, lashed out at Hezbollah for helping President Bashar al-Assad’s forces fight the predominately Sunni opposition in Syria.

Sheikh Assir announced Tuesday the formation of “Free Resistance Brigades” to go fight Hezbollah’s army in Syria.

In an interview with Al Arabiya Sheikh Assir said his call came in response to “Hezbollah’s continued role in the persecution of Sunni Muslims in Syria.”

He said it was a “a religious duty” for his Sunni followers to join the fight against Hezbollah and the Syrian regime.

Assir slammed the Lebanese government for not being able to prevent Hezbollah from interfering in Syria.

The Shiite gruella group admits to fighting in Syria, but insists it is only acting to protect Lebanese citizens in Syrian border villages.

Tripoli-based Sunni Sheikh Salem al-Rafei also called for a “general mobilization” for holy war against Hezbollah in Syria. In an interview with Al Arabiya, he dismissed Hezbollah’s justifications, saying, “We also have our Lebanese [Sunni] people in Syria to defend.”

He called for the formation of “secret armed groups consisting of five members.”

“We will be sending the first batch of armed men to fight alongside the Syrian armed militias in al-Qseir,” al-Rafei said.

But Syria’s main rebel Free Syrian Army has rejected the calls for jihad, saying what it needs is support with weapons not with foreign fighters.

“Our official position as the Supreme Military Command of the Free Syrian Army… is that we thank them but we reject any calls for jihad in Syria,” FSA political and media coordinator Louay Muqdad said.

“We reject any presence of foreign fighters, regardless of where they are from. We have said that what we are missing in Syria is weapons, not men,” he added.

Al Arabiya

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36 responses to “Hundreds of Sunni youth in Lebanon signed up for Jihad against Syria and Hezbollah”

  1. libnan1 Avatar
    libnan1

    Great news… I hope it is for real. This hump Assir should make mandatory for all Sunnis to go and fight in Syria, also he should call on Jumblat to encourage his people to go and fight in Syria as well.

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Yes, yes … turn Syria into the ‘never-ending battleground’.. for a change … and maybe Lebanon can attract a few tourists again – from ‘the west’ 😉

      1. AntiFSA Avatar
        AntiFSA

        Come on 5th, what do you expect. If the army are not going to pull their thump out of their ass and protect the Lebanese people, then Hezbollah needs to step up to the plate. Remember 5th, once Assad has finished eliminating these pigs, the ones who are lucky and live will be running for cover in other countries. With Lebanon being their first destination. I mean we do have the best tourist site after all.

        1. geo metro Avatar
          geo metro

          come on anti, a weak lebanese army with a thumb in their rear is the very convenient license hizbollah needs to justify its existence just as the syrian army exploited lebanon for 3 decades …lets be honest about it very few want a strong lebanese army that can take care of business with a mega punch, it would instantly make hizbollah and anyone daring to set beirut on fire irrelavent and and subject to arrest.

          1. AntiFSA Avatar
            AntiFSA

            Another thing to blame Hezbollah for hey Geo

          2. geo metro Avatar
            geo metro

            anti, I live in the america and we just endured a vicious terrorist act in boston, hundreds of police,fbi,cia,military personel were involved in securing and investigating the incident to protect the public and bring justice, what you dont see is the following involved,
            -the catholic militia
            -the protestant militia
            -the jewish militia
            -the muslim militia
            -the hindu militia
            -the athiest militia
            the core of the distruction of lebanon and the pointless civil war and its continued demise is directly related to civilians becoming armed and branded as enforcers and protectors of lebanon, and when they do there is allways an outsider that feeds and exploits them for their own agenda,,,,ample of proof that hisbollah is doing just that by their involvment in syria which is inducing others to get polarized and threaten more distruction to what ever is left of lebanon.

          3. AntiFSA Avatar
            AntiFSA

            Geo, what happen in Boston is nothing more than an act of ” as Hannibal put it” a coward. You are rite Hezbollah is now involved in the Syrian war, however we need to remember that they we provoked by the FSA terrorist. The terrorist are trying their hardest to turn this into a Alawite/shiite/ Sunni conflict. From what I know, they fired the first shot a Hezbollah. Hezbollah are doing what anybody would do,defend themself. I just don’t know how Hezbollah can be blamed for getting involved. As I have always said, Once these terrorist are eliminated in Syria, the ones that survive will run for cover. This will mean that Lebanon will subjected to terrorist attacks like Syria. Who better than Hezbollah to confront These animals.God knows our usless army is not up to the job.

          4. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            There are well-known reasons for that supposed ‘uselessness’ Anti – including Hezzy bragging all the time that they are ‘stronger’, which repeated often enough becomes part of the ‘belief’.

          5. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            No burning Tyres either, Geo …

    2. Hannibal Avatar
      Hannibal

      Now we need to convince the Aounist to join their Hezzies brothers in Syria wu btekmal el ossa… lol

      1. libnan1 Avatar
        libnan1

        Ha–||-l, we only fight for Lebanon. We are not a militia but we do support our allies who are fighting for Lebanon as well even though the battle field is outside Lebanon, it’s much better than waiting for trouble to get inside the country. Think about it kill them before they get to you.

        1. 5thDrawer Avatar
          5thDrawer

          Wow Libnan1 … hehehehe … looks like we ALL think along the same lines on that one … put all ‘the warriors’ in someone else’s arena and watch them go to it. ;-)) (Half-price tickets available to Aounists, of course. … Huhuhuhuhu … ;-))))

          1. MeYosemite Avatar
            MeYosemite

            What about those Lebanese politicians suck up ? Can we leave them also there? It still bothers me that civilians have been paying the price all along and the politicians are free enjoying their luxurious life.

    3. lefthanded Avatar
      lefthanded

      This Assir does not represent me, he represents no one, only fools will follow him, just like the fools who believe in politicians in Lebanon 😉 wou yali ta7et batou salleh bten3arou 🙂

  2. libnan1 Avatar
    libnan1

    Great news… I hope it is for real. This hump Assir should make mandatory for all Sunnis to go and fight in Syria, also he should call on Jumblat to encourage his people to go and fight in Syria as well.

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Yes, yes … turn Syria into the ‘never-ending battleground’.. for a change … and maybe Lebanon can attract a few tourists again – from ‘the west’ 😉

      1. AntiFSA Avatar
        AntiFSA

        Come on 5th, what do you expect. If the army are not going to pull their thump out of their ass and protect the Lebanese people, then Hezbollah needs to step up to the plate. Remember 5th, once Assad has finished eliminating these pigs, the ones who are lucky and live will be running for cover in other countries. With Lebanon being their first destination. I mean we do have the best tourist site after all.

        1. geo metro Avatar
          geo metro

          come on anti, a weak lebanese army with a thumb in their rear is the very convenient license hizbollah needs to justify its existence just as the syrian army exploited lebanon for 3 decades …lets be honest about it very few want a strong lebanese army that can take care of business with a mega punch, it would instantly make hizbollah and anyone daring to set beirut on fire irrelavent and and subject to arrest.

          1. AntiFSA Avatar
            AntiFSA

            Another thing to blame Hezbollah for hey Geo

          2. geo metro Avatar
            geo metro

            anti, I live in the america and we just endured a vicious terrorist act in boston, hundreds of police,fbi,cia,military personel were involved in securing and investigating the incident to protect the public and bring justice, what you dont see is the following involved,
            -the catholic militia
            -the protestant militia
            -the jewish militia
            -the muslim militia
            -the hindu militia
            -the athiest militia
            the core of the distruction of lebanon and the pointless civil war and its continued demise is directly related to civilians becoming armed and branded as enforcers and protectors of lebanon, and when they do there is allways an outsider that feeds and exploits them for their own agenda,,,,ample of proof that hisbollah is doing just that by their involvment in syria which is inducing others to get polarized and threaten more distruction to what ever is left of lebanon.

          3. AntiFSA Avatar
            AntiFSA

            Geo, what happen in Boston is nothing more than an act of ” as Hannibal put it” a coward. You are rite Hezbollah is now involved in the Syrian war, however we need to remember that they we provoked by the FSA terrorist. The terrorist are trying their hardest to turn this into a Alawite/shiite/ Sunni conflict. From what I know, they fired the first shot a Hezbollah. Hezbollah are doing what anybody would do,defend themself. I just don’t know how Hezbollah can be blamed for getting involved. As I have always said, Once these terrorist are eliminated in Syria, the ones that survive will run for cover. This will mean that Lebanon will subjected to terrorist attacks like Syria. Who better than Hezbollah to confront These animals.God knows our usless army is not up to the job.

          4. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            There are well-known reasons for that supposed ‘uselessness’ Anti – including Hezzy bragging all the time that they are ‘stronger’, which repeated often enough becomes part of the ‘belief’.

          5. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            No burning Tyres either, Geo …

    2. Hannibal Avatar
      Hannibal

      Now we need to convince the Aounist to join their Hezzies brothers in Syria wu btekmal el ossa… lol

      1. libnan1 Avatar
        libnan1

        Ha–||-l, we only fight for Lebanon. We are not a militia but we do support our allies who are fighting for Lebanon as well even though the battle field is outside Lebanon, it’s much better than waiting for trouble to get inside the country. Think about it kill them before they get to you.

        1. 5thDrawer Avatar
          5thDrawer

          Wow Libnan1 … hehehehe … looks like we ALL think along the same lines on that one … put all ‘the warriors’ in someone else’s arena and watch them go to it. ;-)) (Half-price tickets available to Aounists, of course. … Huhuhuhuhu … ;-))))

          1. MeYosemite Avatar
            MeYosemite

            What about those Lebanese politicians suck up ? Can we leave them also there? It still bothers me that civilians have been paying the price all along and the politicians are free enjoying their luxurious life.

    3. lefthanded Avatar
      lefthanded

      This Assir does not represent me, he represents no one, only fools will follow him, just like the fools who believe in politicians in Lebanon 😉 wou yali ta7et batou salleh bten3arou 🙂

  3. Constantin7 Avatar
    Constantin7

    Poor men, they truly believe that they will be fighting for GOD and that if they die they are going to heaven. This is what ignorance produces: ignorant men. Yalli min ido allah yzido !

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      I think, Constantin, that they look for 3 meals a day …

  4. Constantin7 Avatar
    Constantin7

    Poor men, they truly believe that they will be fighting for GOD and that if they die they are going to heaven. This is what ignorance produces: ignorant men. Yalli min ido allah yzido !

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      I think, Constantin, that they look for 3 meals a day …

  5. Btru2u Avatar
    Btru2u

     
    France warns that failing to deliver cash, weapons to Syria opposition will bolster Islamists in fight against President Bashar al-Assad.

     
    Middle East Online

    Others fear weapons may fall into jihadist hands

    PARIS – Syria’s main opposition alliance appealed Monday for cash and weapons from the international community as France warned that failing to deliver them would bolster Islamist militants in the fight against President Bashar al-Assad.

    “With a state and a society collapsing, it is the Islamist groups that could gain ground if we do not do what we have to do,” Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told an international meeting at which a leader of the Syrian National Coalition (SNC) said the organisation would need $500 million (370 million euros) to set up an alternative government.

    The Paris meeting brought SNC leaders together with officials from around 50 countries.

    “We cannot allow a rebellion that began as (a) peaceful and democratic protest degenerate into confrontation between rival militias,” Fabius said. “This conference has to send a clear signal, (that) it has one concrete objective: give the Syrian National Coalition (SNC) the means to act.”

    France has led moves to have the SNC recognised internationally as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people.

    But the credibility of the opposition alliance has been damaged by mounting evidence that extremist Islamists are playing a central role in the campaign against Assad.

    “The Syrian people are involved in a ferocious battle. Time is not on our side and an extension of the conflict can only lead to catastrophe for the region and the world,” said SNC vice-president Riad Seif.

    “We don’t need any more unkept promises,” he added.

    George Sabra, head of the Syrian National Council, the main body in the coalition, said the opposition was desperately in need of cash and arms.

    “We need a minimum of 500 million dollars to be able to establish a government,” he said. “And we need weapons, weapons and more weapons.”

    European governments are prohibited from delivering weapons to either side of the Syrian conflict because of an EU arms embargo. Although the embargo is due for review next month, it is thought unlikely it will be eased because of concerns that weapons may fall into jihadist hands.

    Arab and Western “Friends of Syria” agreed in December to provide a total of $145 million of support for the opposition, two-thirds of it from Saudi Arabia, but the money has yet to be delivered.

    The SNC was created in November with its various components saying they would fight under a unified military command.

    But Islamist groups, some which have links to Al-Qaeda, have declined to join the coalition, saying their goal is the creation of an Islamic state to replace Assad’s regime.

  6. Btru2u Avatar
    Btru2u

     
    France warns that failing to deliver cash, weapons to Syria opposition will bolster Islamists in fight against President Bashar al-Assad.

     
    Middle East Online

    Others fear weapons may fall into jihadist hands

    PARIS – Syria’s main opposition alliance appealed Monday for cash and weapons from the international community as France warned that failing to deliver them would bolster Islamist militants in the fight against President Bashar al-Assad.

    “With a state and a society collapsing, it is the Islamist groups that could gain ground if we do not do what we have to do,” Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told an international meeting at which a leader of the Syrian National Coalition (SNC) said the organisation would need $500 million (370 million euros) to set up an alternative government.

    The Paris meeting brought SNC leaders together with officials from around 50 countries.

    “We cannot allow a rebellion that began as (a) peaceful and democratic protest degenerate into confrontation between rival militias,” Fabius said. “This conference has to send a clear signal, (that) it has one concrete objective: give the Syrian National Coalition (SNC) the means to act.”

    France has led moves to have the SNC recognised internationally as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people.

    But the credibility of the opposition alliance has been damaged by mounting evidence that extremist Islamists are playing a central role in the campaign against Assad.

    “The Syrian people are involved in a ferocious battle. Time is not on our side and an extension of the conflict can only lead to catastrophe for the region and the world,” said SNC vice-president Riad Seif.

    “We don’t need any more unkept promises,” he added.

    George Sabra, head of the Syrian National Council, the main body in the coalition, said the opposition was desperately in need of cash and arms.

    “We need a minimum of 500 million dollars to be able to establish a government,” he said. “And we need weapons, weapons and more weapons.”

    European governments are prohibited from delivering weapons to either side of the Syrian conflict because of an EU arms embargo. Although the embargo is due for review next month, it is thought unlikely it will be eased because of concerns that weapons may fall into jihadist hands.

    Arab and Western “Friends of Syria” agreed in December to provide a total of $145 million of support for the opposition, two-thirds of it from Saudi Arabia, but the money has yet to be delivered.

    The SNC was created in November with its various components saying they would fight under a unified military command.

    But Islamist groups, some which have links to Al-Qaeda, have declined to join the coalition, saying their goal is the creation of an Islamic state to replace Assad’s regime.

  7. AntiFSA Avatar
    AntiFSA

    Look at these young fools, lining up and signing a death warrant because this piece of S@@T Assir has called on some bullshit Jihad. I wonder if Assir has signed up. Actually no, I hope he has.

  8. AntiFSA Avatar
    AntiFSA

    Look at these young fools, lining up and signing their warrant because this piece of S@@T Assir has called on some bullshit Jihad. I wonder if Assir has signed up. Actually no, I hope he has.

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