Report in Lebanon: Fear Of Attempts To Strike At UNIFIL

"Source: Al-Mustaqbal, Lebanon, December 11, 2008" via THE MEMRI BLOG.org ^ | December 11, 2008 | n/a

[Cindy]

The Lebanese daily Al-Mustaqbal reports that Lebanese security apparatuses and the Lebanese army have recently received reports on intentions to strike at UNIFIL in southern Lebanon.

[Cindy]

ON THE INTERNET: THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Al-Mustaqbal, Lebanon, December 11, 2008"): "REPORT IN LEBANON: FEAR OF ATTEMPTS TO STRIKE AT UNIFIL" (December 11, 2008)

JIHADICA.com - blog: "IGNORED PUZZLE PIECES OF AIN HILWEH KNOWLEDGE" (December 11, 2008)

JIHADICA.com - blog: "FATAH AL-ISLAM, AIN HILWEH INTRIGUE" (December 10, 2008)

Link (pdf)

INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "TERRORIST ORGANIZATION FINANCIAL TRANSACTION OF THE DAY" (December 11, 2008) (Note: This url may expire.)

YNET NEWS.com (AP): "LEBANESE MILITANT GROUP ISSUES STATEMENT" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "In the statement purportedly by Fatah Islam, the group said its leader, Shaker al-Absi, fled Lebanon in 2007 and went to Syria, where he was ambushed by Syrian security forces. They say al-Absi is a Palestinian linked to the late leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq. He was sentenced to death in absentia in Jordan for his involvement in the 2002 murder of US diplomat Laurence Foley in Amman.") (Published December 9, 2008, 23:29)

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Which could mean Hizbollah is considering a strike, in which case UNIFIL stands down. Like they did last year, like the UN did in 1973

[Oorang]

In the neighborhood:

Army expands patrols around Sidon after explosive device found

[Cindy]

Thanks Oorang.
I’ll add it to my links

[Godzilla]

In the FWIW department, Debka notes that AQ leadership has bugged out of Iraa and into Lebanon - could be some truth in this reporting.

[Cindy]

OPINION:

It does seem that jihadis are heading for:

1. Afghanistan
2. Somalia

I know the Lebanon area does have Hezbollah and Hezbollah is in Iraq, too; so maybe some of them that haven’t been captured are heading for Lebanon, but I’m just speculating.