Takfiris near Lebanon borders pose real threat: Hezbollah

A senior Hezbollah official has expressed concern about the threat posed by Daesh and al-Nusra Front terrorists to Lebanon’s northeastern border areas.

According to Press TV, Sheikh Nabil Qaouk, the deputy chief of Hezbollah’s executive council, also said on Saturday ​the Lebanese resistance movement has played an active role in protecting Lebanese frontiers.

Sheikh Qaouk said the Takfiri danger of Daesh and the Nusra Front on the outskirts of the town of Arsal and the village of Ras Baalbek is “serious, real, comprehensive and continuous.”

“This danger must not be dealt with through complacency or disregard, as some are doing in Lebanon, who insist on ignoring these Takfiri gangs,” he said.

Qaouk further praised the cooperation between the Lebanese army and Hezbollah, saying joint action was of great strategic importance to protect Lebanon from extremist and Israeli threats.

“Through the cooperation…, Lebanon has been able to achieve what many large international coalitions [allegedly fighting] against terrorism in Iraq and Syria haven’t,” the Hezbollah official added.

Also on Saturday, a notorious Daesh commander operating in areas straddling the Syrian-Lebanese border was killed in a Hezbollah operation. The Lebanese al-Manar TV said the commander, identified as Abu Khattab, was killed in the northeastern Christian village of Qaa.

The village was recently hit by two waves of bomb attacks that killed five people and injuring almost 30 others. There has been no claim of responsibility for the deadly bombings, but security officials believe Daesh terrorists were behind the raids.

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