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June 16, 2009
No. 17305

Lebanese Army Chief: Fath Al-Islam Aimed To Destabilize Region, Has Ties to Gulf

The commander of the Lebanese Army Brigadier-General Jean Qahwaji said that his country had broken up an Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist network that aimed to destabilize Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq and whose reach extends to Kuwait and the Gulf States. From the context of his statement it is clear that he was referring to the Fath Al-Islam organization...

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