Lebanese “Future Movement” Militiamen Killed in Syria

Lebanese al-Akhbar daily revealed in its issue today a “rebellion” that the leaders of Tripoli’s Bab al-Tabaneh declared on politicians and religious figures. A rebellion crowned with a coup d’état on the most distinctive armed figure for the Future Movement, retired Colonel Amid Hammoud.

The armed groups’ leaders held Colonel Hammoud accountable for the security turmoil Tripoli currently witnesses, underscoring that the retired Colonel was responsible for the chain of bombs that took place during the past weeks in different neighborhoods in Tripoli.
This “rebellion” coincided with information of a new group of Tripoli citizens being killed in Syrian al-Qassir while fighting with the so-called Syrian rebels. Tripoli had previously witnessed such fighting through what is known as the Talkalakh group.
Incoming news from Syria mentioned there being 7 militants killed. Among them was a high-ranked official in al-Nusra Front named “Lebanese Abu Wael”, who was killed in a raid by the Syrian Army’s planes in al-Qassir.

So-called Syrian opposition supporters in Tripoli had accused Hizbullah of killing the group member in al-Qassir.
On a similar note, in al-Bekaa, a Lebanese member of the extreme Salafist group, Omar Abdullah Yehia was killed in clashes between the Syrian Army and the so-called armed opposition. Yehia had been held in custody in Syria before the crisis outburst on charges of belonging to an extremist fundamentalist movement. He had served his time and was released a year after.
As to the coup d’état of the armed groups’ leaders in Tripoli on the “Future Movement”, well-informed sources told al-Akhbar daily, “The uprising of the armed groups’ leader was backed by a distinctive security official in the North and an official in Prime Minister Najib Mikati’s office.”
Moreover, the daily accentuated, “This [coup d’état] preceded meetings held in the armed groups’ residencies to lessen the security turmoil in the North.”
However, according to the daily, these meetings irritated Hammoud and other “Future Movement” figures who attempted to strain the situation in Tripoli. This drove the groups’ leaders to declare their disagreement.

Al-Akhbar further mentioned that the armed groups accused Hammoud of “distributing weaponry to create secession,” “harboring ammunition warehouses in Tripoli,” and “funding the ‘bats’ who threw bombs in Tripoli to create tension.”
Furthermore, al-the daily exposed names of people active in Tripoli. On the top of the list are: Hussam al-Sabbagh and Amid Hammoud.
There is unanimity that al-Sabbagh is currently building a great military force in Tripoli, but contrarily tries to sooth the security situation there.

In parallel, the daily mentioned names of the armed groups’ leaders in Tripoli, such as Ziad Mohammad Saleh, AKA Ziad Allouki, who possesses a huge supply of Energa grenades and other weaponry. He is known to have close ties with the Future Movement, directly contacts the Chief of the Internal Security Forces, Maj. Gen. Ashraf Rifi, and receives a monthly allowance from the Future Movement. Lebanese Army intelligence apprehended him around four times, but mediations always got him off the hook.
Al-Akhbar’s sources mentioned that the head of PM Mikati’s office, Rami al-Rifaii, was confirmed by officials of the armed groups in Tripoli of funding a number of their colleagues. Also, al-Rifaii is said to be a mediator between Mikati and prominent names of the armed groups.