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Relatives of lebanese defective soldier urge him to return home

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The relatives of the lebanese soldier Abdullah Ahmed Shehadeh, who reportedly defected the Lebanese army and joined the al Qaida linked al-Nusra Front, appealed for him to return to his family and the military institution.

“The military institution is the sole guarantee for the country’s security,” the family said in press conference on Saturday in from the town of Mashha in the northern district of Akkar.

The family urged the Lebanese state to allow “Shehade to return to his country as he is sick and cannot engage in battles.”

Earlier on Saturday, head of Mashha municipality Zakaria al-Zohbi stressed that the “town supports the army,” denying that terrorist organizations are taking it as a safe haven.

“The defection of Shahade is an individual decision… He is the son of a family that loves the military institution,” al-Zohbi said in a statement, expressing surprise over the news.

The municipal chief also denied “rumors and lies that said the army raided the town and clashed with its residents.”

Media reports said on Friday night that Shahade, who hails from the town of Mashha, defected and joined al-Nusra Front hours after the group published a video in which another soldier Mohammed Antar announced that he had “joined the jihadists.”

Shehade is a member of the Fifth Intervention Regiment, while Antar, is from the Rafik Hariri International Airport’s guard platoon. Antar said in his video that “he defected to the extremist group to defend the Sunni community and to protest against Hezbollah’s practices.”

The first time a Lebanese soldier defected to the Nusra Front in neighboring Syria was in July.

Corporal Atef Mohammed Saadeddine claimed in a video that his move came as a result of the injustice against Sunnis in Lebanon.

Another soldier defected today

Al-Jadeed or New TV reported that soldier Abdul Qader Akkoumi, who hails from Akkar’s Fnaideq, has defected to the ISIL.

He announced his defection to the Islamic State group in a YouTube video.

The army said Akkoumi had deserted the military institution three months ago and was referred to the Military Court.

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5 responses to “Relatives of lebanese defective soldier urge him to return home”

  1. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    WOW … Ya-Liban found some new ‘headlines’ … hmmm … maybe later … I go to get fed.
    BY THE WAY …. That’s ‘Defecting’ … NOT ‘Defective’. No-one said he had broken down. :-))))

    1. Anti ISIS Avatar
      Anti ISIS

      Actually 5th, one can say he is defective, In the brain for joining such a group.

      1. 5thDrawer Avatar
        5thDrawer

        Needed a job … hehehehe

        1. Hind Abyad Avatar
          Hind Abyad

          I$I$ pay$
          http://rudaw.net/english/middleeast/12102014

          1. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            Not dissimilar to treatment of Armenians, Hind ….
            But this woman speaking out is ‘Green’, and therefore suspect anyway as a ‘leftist’, even if she is right … much more ‘could’ have been done to help the Kurds, and it doesn’t take ‘official-dumb’ making headline-statements to see that. [ Much more could have been done 3 years ago to eradicate the whole Middle-East too, some would say … if not ASSad. 😉 ]
            “Erdogan’s “dealings with the ISIS are unacceptable. I could not believe that Turkey harbors an ISIS militant camp in Istanbul,” Roth said. “Turkey has also allowed weapons to be transported into Syria through its borders. Also that the ISIS has been able to sell its oil via Turkey is extraordinary,” she added.”

            But what in the ‘World of Business’ is really extraordinary ???
            And NATO getting in bed with Turks was not the greatest ‘Business Model’ that many of us could think of … even if there was a faint hope it could also help many who are ‘under’ Turkish control, and allow some democratic moves.
            After all … dropping in to buy hand-made carpets has long been a desire of the best of the tourists, hasn’t it?? ;-))

            Now, let’s get back to that word … ‘Defective’ …. :-))))

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