Saudi Embassy in Beirut to evacuate all its diplomats following the tit-for-tat kinappings

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The military wing of Al-moqdad Al-Manar website: arrest of spokesman of the Syrian army in Beirut free The military wing of Al-moqdad family to Al-Manar website: Mohammad Adil Suliman the spokesman of the free Syria army arrested in Beirut

I borowed the title from FLC FSA's 'Political Adviser' Bassam Dada: "'We will not kidnap but will assassinate Hezbollah operatives!"" The Syrian conflict spillover hit Lebanon. Aazaz bombed, fate of Lebanese hostages unknown An airstrike on the northern Syrian town of Aazaz on Wednesday killed 20 according to activists. The town which is held by Syrian rebels is also home to the group that has been holding 11 Lebanese hostages... There were conflicting reports with regards to the fate of the Lebanese hostages with a rebel commander declaring four of them missing. "The building they (the hostages) were in was hit ... We were able to remove seven from the wreckage. They are wounded, and some of the injuries are serious," rebel commander Ahmed Ghazali told the Lebanese TV channel al-Jadeed. "Four more of them are still missing and we are continuing search and rescue operations. We pray to God that they will still be alive.".... Hassan Salim al-Mikdad, with his captors. Meanwhile, Lebanese clan abducts Syrians, Turkish national. Maher al-Mokdad, a relative of Hassan al-Mokdad, the man captured in Damascus two days ago by the Free Syrian Army, said "the snowball would grow", warning "Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey and their citizens".... In the wake of the kidnapping, Saudi Arabia, Qatar ordered its citizens to leave Lebanon “immediately,” Al-Miqdad Family Abducts “FSA” Members, Promises Hefty Catch Local Editor In response to kidnapping of its son, al-Miqdad family abducted on Wednesday more than 20 members of the so-called “Free Syrian Army”.The family announced its “military wing” had abducted several members of the “FSA”, in response for the kidnapping of Hassan Miqdad by Syrian militants two days earlier. “The family’s military wing kidnapped several Syrians. We are not afraid of anyone,” Abu Ali al-Meqdad said on behalf of the family. “There are over 20 FSA members kidnapped in Lebanon,” he added. He said the tribes of the eastern Bekaa valley such as Shamas, Zaiter, Nasreddine and Dandash are all working together and will reveal their “big catch” on Thursday morning. Later on Wednesday, al-Mayadeen channel broadcast a video of the kidnapped Syrians. Media reports said that one of the kidnapped is an officer, who has been wounded, and a man who has been funding the “FSA”. The reports said that the officer had received money from al-Mustaqbal (Future) MP Khaled Daher. It added that the kidnapped confessed they were trying to send arms to the militants inside Syria. Mukhtar al-Thaqfi Brigade kidnapped five Syrians in Beirut and another five in the Bekaa Hizbullah: The Detained Lebanese Not of Our Members Conflicting Reports over Fate of Abducted Lebanese Pilgrims River to Sea Uprooted Palestinian The views expressed in this article are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of this Blog!