Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji urged officials on Monday to end sedition in the country, saying the Lebanese are holding onto their government and army.

“The problem is with the political rhetoric which is the reason behind the sedition and the tension” among the Lebanese, Qahwaji told al-Joumhouria newspaper.

He stressed that the army will not allow the situation to deteriorate in the North or in any other area across Lebanon.

“The army is there to protect the residents not to attack them,” Qahwaji told the daily.

He offered his condolences over the death of Sheikh Ahmed Abdul Wahed and his companion Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Merheb in Akkar.

Qahwaji urged everyone not to forestall the investigations and let the law take its course.

On Sunday, Abdul Wahed was shot dead along with his companion at an army checkpoint in the northern Akkar town of al-Kweikhat.

He was to make a speech at a rally that was scheduled to be held in Halba. The event was called off... continue reading