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LEBANESE ARMY GAVE RESOLUTE REBUFF TO REBELS - ARMENIAN EXPERT
tert.am
23.10.12
The October 19 terrorist acts in Lebanon did not see a subsequent
chain reaction thanks to the abrupt measures taken by the country's
army, an Armenian orientalist has said.
"The Lebanese army demonstrated an unusual resoluteness, by taking
abrupt measures and simultaneously using military equipment to
halt the revolts that were likely to begin after the explosion,"
Ruben Safrastyan, the Director of the National Academy's Institute
of Oriental Studies, told a news conference on Tuesday.
But the expert didn't make any forecast as to future developments,
saying only that the Lebanese army's resoluteness gave a rebuff to
negative scenarios.
Meantime he noted that several zones in the country's north are out
of the Lebanese authorities' control.
"There are such territories that are used as camps by the Syrian
rebels, with Lebanon being incapable of establishing control in any
way," he explained.
Safrastyan believes the country could potentially face a new rebellion
if not the desires of major powers.
"Neither the United States nor the important Arab countries want
anything of the kind to happen. The United States said it sending a
detachment of special experts to probe into the Lebanese explosion.
That's to say, they are interested to see Lebanon out of the struggle,"
he added.
tert.am
23.10.12
The October 19 terrorist acts in Lebanon did not see a subsequent
chain reaction thanks to the abrupt measures taken by the country's
army, an Armenian orientalist has said.
"The Lebanese army demonstrated an unusual resoluteness, by taking
abrupt measures and simultaneously using military equipment to
halt the revolts that were likely to begin after the explosion,"
Ruben Safrastyan, the Director of the National Academy's Institute
of Oriental Studies, told a news conference on Tuesday.
But the expert didn't make any forecast as to future developments,
saying only that the Lebanese army's resoluteness gave a rebuff to
negative scenarios.
Meantime he noted that several zones in the country's north are out
of the Lebanese authorities' control.
"There are such territories that are used as camps by the Syrian
rebels, with Lebanon being incapable of establishing control in any
way," he explained.
Safrastyan believes the country could potentially face a new rebellion
if not the desires of major powers.
"Neither the United States nor the important Arab countries want
anything of the kind to happen. The United States said it sending a
detachment of special experts to probe into the Lebanese explosion.
That's to say, they are interested to see Lebanon out of the struggle,"
he added.