Fugitive Salafist Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir arrested at Beirut airport: source
Radical Salafist sheikh Ahmad al-Assir had made an arm storage filled with different types of ammunition at the Bilal Bin Rabah Mosque which he had declared himself to be its Imam.
Lebanese army commandos went into apartments searching for militants loyal to Salafist Sheikh Ahmad Assir in and around Sidon, south Lebanon.
Lebanon is observing a day of national mourning on June 25 to pay respect to over a dozen army soldiers killed in the recent battle with armed Takfiris in the country’s south.
Commander of the extremist militants loyal to Radical Salafist sheikh Ahmad al-Assir has been killed in clashes with the Lebanese army in southern Lebanon, al-Alam reports.
Extremist Takfiris have killed at least 20 Lebanese soldiers and injured several others in the south Lebanon city of Sidon, al-Alam reports.
The Lebanese Army says it was the target of a “cold blooded” attack, following clashes near the southern coastal city of Sidon that claimed the lives of several soldiers.
Extremist Takfiris have killed at least 15 Lebanese soldiers and injured 9 others in the south Lebanon city of Sidon.