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A Lebanese soldier inspects the area outside the Bilal bin Rabah mosque, scene of this week’s deadly clashes between the Lebanese army and supporters of radical Sunni cleric Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir, in the Abra district of the southern city of Sidon on June 28, 2013. AFP PHOTO/MAHMOUD ZAYYAT


Lebanon’s army puts the boot in

Lebanon’s army puts the boot in

by | Jul 2, 2013 | Opinion

Lebanese singer Fairouz has in the past sung about the Lebanese army. The song in question starts with the line “your footsteps on the ground roar.” It’s a line which people repeat every time war or conflict strikes Lebanon. This song was remembered a lot in Lebanon...