Lebanese President Michel Aoun vowed on Tuesday there will be no retreat in face of terrorism.
During Lebanese Army celebrations t the Lebanese Army Military Academy in Fayadieh, President Aoun said the military and security institutions face major challenges in fighting the dangers of terrorism and the aggressions against Lebanon.
” You have all succeeded in dismantling numerous terrorist networks and cells, in conducting pre-emptive strikes against terrorists and in arresting dozens of them,” Aoun addressed Lebanese troops in the presence of House Speaker Nabih Berri, Prime Minister Saad Hariri and other political and military figures.
“The last victory for Lebanon was the liberation of a major region on the eastern borders from the claws of the dark organizations and the re-establishment of tranquility and security in it. We are now waiting for our armed forces to achieve a new victory, liberate what remains from the regions that have been violated for years by terrorists and we hope that these developments would accelerate the disclosure of the whereabouts of your comrades that have been kidnapped three years ago and whose fate is still unknown,” the president said referring to Lebanese servicemen who were abducted by ISIL terrorists in Arsal in 2014.
“I stand here, before you, to assure you that there will be no retreat in the face of terrorism in all its aspects and organizations. The Lebanese army along with the security bodies will be in permanent readiness to confront them. Lebanon has been a pioneer in its war against terrorism; our army has confronted terrorism in successive combats and succeeded in strengthening the political and security stability in the country and in stabilizing peace in our southern borders.”
Source: NNA
