BEIRUT: Bolstering the Lebanese Army should be the country’s top priority in the wake of recent deadly bomb attacks across Lebanon, Parliamentary Speaker Nabih Berri said Monday.
“Today, I consider strengthening the Lebanese Army a national priority,” Berri said from Kuwait.
He also expressed hope that the new Government announced by Prime Minister Tammam Salam Saturday would increase the number of military personnel.
“Lebanon is about to turn into a [new] frontline in Syria’s [war] that is plaguing Tripoli, Hermel and Akkar,” Berri said during a Sunday dinner held by the Lebanese ambassador in his honor.
“The truth is that all of Lebanon is a target – its Army, its resistance, its regions, its capital and its [southern] suburbs – and not just political figures,” he added.
Lebanon continues to feel the repercussions of the conflict in Syria, with recurrent armed clashes in the northern city of Tripoli between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Border regions in Akkar, in the north, and Arsal, in the northeast, have also come under repeated Syrian bombardment since the uprising began in March 2011.
Berri assured Lebanese living in Kuwait that Lebanon “will not fall," despite the threat of terrorism.
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