"No matter what terrorism does it will not make the army or the Lebanese people submit." -Lebanon Military chief SuleimanThe military, in a statement confirming Hajj's death, refrained from placing blame, saying only a 'criminal hand' was behind the attack. Suleiman called on all sides "not to use the blood of the martyr in politics or in an attempt to cast doubt about the military's abilities...
Absi is in Syria and Fatah al Isalm is in Gaza
"Fatah al Islam has relocated to Gaza in Palestine. The same report also states that Shaker al -Absi, the fugitive leader of Fatah al Islam who has escaped from the Nahr- el Bared Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon, following the final assault by the Lebanese army is now in Syria with his wife. Story
Hajj had led a three-month military campaign that crushed al-Qaida-inspired militants in the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in northern Lebanon over the summer.
Fatah al Islam fought the Lebanese army for 106 days . At the end of the battle the Lebanese army declared victory and Fatah al Islam militants were disbanded. Many of them are now in Lebanese jails but some were able to escape...
"Islamic militants were believed linked to a car bomb attack that killed six Spanish troops in the U.N. peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon in June."Read moreFears have been high that the power vacuum could lead to violence between Lebanon's two camps. Anti-Syrian leader Walid Jumblatt called for dialogue with the opposition, which is led by Hezbollah, Syria and Iran's ally...
