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Murr: Army victory ended worst threat to Lebanon
222 of Fatah al-Islam militants at least had been killed.
Lebanon's Defense Minister of the unconstitutional government Elias Murr said on Tuesday the army had killed at least 222 of Fatah al-Islam militants at a camp in northern Lebanon and had captured another 202 during the 15-week standoff north of Lebanon.
"There are also an undetermined number of terrorists who were buried in mass graves inside the camp by fellow fighters," Murr told a press conference during which he hailed the army's weekend victory over Fatah al-Islam at the Nahr al-Bared camp. Murr stressed that the bombed-out seaside camp would remain under the authority of the state.
"Our Palestinian brothers also paid a dear price because of these terrorists" Murr added. He said 163 Lebanese soldiers had fallen martyrs during the battles at the Palestinian refugee camp but urged their families to hold their heads high as their deaths represented a victory over terrorism.
"This victory allowed us to put an end to the worst threat ever faced by the Lebanese," Murr said. He added that the country was determined to continue to fight terrorism.
Lebanon's Defense Minister of the unconstitutional government Elias Murr said on Tuesday the army had killed at least 222 of Fatah al-Islam militants at a camp in northern Lebanon and had captured another 202 during the 15-week standoff north of Lebanon.
"There are also an undetermined number of terrorists who were buried in mass graves inside the camp by fellow fighters," Murr told a press conference during which he hailed the army's weekend victory over Fatah al-Islam at the Nahr al-Bared camp. Murr stressed that the bombed-out seaside camp would remain under the authority of the state.
"Our Palestinian brothers also paid a dear price because of these terrorists" Murr added. He said 163 Lebanese soldiers had fallen martyrs during the battles at the Palestinian refugee camp but urged their families to hold their heads high as their deaths represented a victory over terrorism.
"This victory allowed us to put an end to the worst threat ever faced by the Lebanese," Murr said. He added that the country was determined to continue to fight terrorism.
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Georges Khoury, head of the Lebanese army's intelligence service, said many of Fatah al-Islam captured had admitted that the militants were linked to Osama bin-Laden's Al-Qaeda network. As Khoury spoke, troops were combing the battered camp and the nearby region, seeking to smoke out the last remaining militants. An army officer said that troops had clashed with two militants early Tuesday, wounding and capturing one of them. Six bodies were also recovered from the camp Tuesday, the officer said. The army said troops have seized a large amount of weapons inside the camp, including anti-tank rockets, sniper guns, mortars, explosives, mines and booby traps. About 3,000 soldiers took part in the fighting at Nahr al-Bared, including several commando units which began to withdraw from the area Tuesday to head back to their bases. They were expected to be met on the road by cheerful crowds.