Similarly, clashes reportedly took place between the Army and militants on the Marine Corniche of Sidon, leaving a number of casualties in the ranks of the militants, while the rest escaped.
However, clashes in Abra are ongoing as the number of martyrs from the Lebanese Army exceeded 15 officers, in addition to dozens of injuries.
In parallel, sources said that dozens from Assir’s partisans were killed and injured, and most of them were foreigners, mainly of Syrian and Palestinian nationalities.
Military official for Assir’s militia Abdul Rahman Shmandar was also killed, while Bilal Bader, one of the leaders of the five groups associated with terrorist Al-Nusra front, was injured during the clashes.
In this context, Anatolia news agency reported that 60 members of Jund Al-Sham militant group were involved in the clashes.
Swift Army Success in Sidon Closes Door before Sedition Attempts
- Dozens of Ahmad Assir’s partisans were killed, dozens others were wounded and more than 70 of them surrendered to the Lebanese army during the last and final clash in Abra- Sidon in South Lebanon.
- Western observers praised the Lebanese army for its simultaneous and swift resolve and response vis a vis the Assir’s crimes in Sidon. They added that the problem has always been with the political cover needed and not the military preparedness which has always been there.
- Some reports said that the swift success of the Lebanese army in defeating Assir’s group would close the door for some adventurer’s and gamblers who thought they could take Lebanon as a hostage for their political blackmail.
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