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Syrian Press: Hizbullah Action in Lebanon 'Legitimate'

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Thursday, 15 May 2008

Hizbullah's action in Lebanon during deadly sectarian fighting with pro-government supporters was a "legitimate defense" to a coup attempt, the official Syrian press has said. "The actions of the national resistance (Hizbullah) were a legitimate defense when faced with an attempted coup by the ruling power," the Al-Baath newspaper said. Hizbullah, the Shiite group which spearheads the Lebanese opposition supported by Iran and Syria, seized control of west Beirut last week in a wave of deadly clashes with pro-government rivals. The government aimed "to besiege the nationalist forces and deprive them of their weapons, in line with Israel's objectives and on the orders of the United States," the paper added. The sectarian fighting was the worst since the 1975-1990 civil war and has left at least 65 people dead and around 200 wounded in six bloody days. An Arab League delegation is in Beirut to hold talks with rival factions in a fresh bid to find a solution to the long-running political feud which has left Lebanon without a president since November 2007. "Syria supports the efforts of the Arab ministerial League chaired by Qatar to guarantee the implementation of the Arab initiative, which allows for a global strategy in three phases," a Syrian foreign ministry statement said. The Arab League initiative calls for the election of consensus candidate army chief Gen. Michel Suleiman, formation of a national unity government and amendments to electoral law. Al-Baath said the Bush administration "poured oil on the fire by backing the majority and the illegitimate government and working to internationalize the crisis in order to find solutions which serve the interests of Israel." "The solution to Lebanon lies in finding a national agreement between all the Lebanese people," the paper added.(AFP)

 

 

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