Saturday, 25 October 2014

Prominent Islamists leading fighting in north Lebanon: report



BEIRUT: The armed group that attacked the Lebanese Army Friday evening in the northern city of Tripoli is led by two prominent Islamist figures affiliated with a radical group, Anadolu News Agency reported Saturday.


Quoting a Lebanese military source, the agency said the group was led by fugitives Shadi Mawlawi and Osama Mansour.


Military Investigative Judge Nabil Wehbe announced last week he was seeking the death penalty for Mawlawi and Mansour for their role in an August bombing that wounded 11 people. The target is believed to have been an Army post just 30 meters from the blast site.


Nine other individuals have also been named in connection to the bombing; eight are already in prison while the ninth, Mansour’s brother, is also a fugitive.


While the armed gang created by Mawlawi and Mansour has been labeled by locals as affiliated with ISIS, the pair are said to have pledged allegiance to the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front.



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