Aoun on Army Day: No weapons outside the state are legitimate
Al Jadeed: Aoun said in an address he delivered on the occasion: “The Lebanese Army is not an institution like any other; rather, it is the sole guarantor of Lebanon’s unity, sovereignty, and independence. The time has come for us all to firmly establish this constitutional and national truth: No weapons outside the legitimacy of the state are legitimate, and there is no protection for this homeland…”
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