Armed militants withdraw from UN refugee schools in Lebanon

STORY: Armed militants withdraw from UN refugee schools in Lebanon DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: EDUCATION/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of schools at Ain Al-Helweh camp in Lebanon 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MAHMOUD AJOURI, Head of joint security force 3. various of schools at Ain Al-Helweh camp 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HAITHAM AL SHAABI, Islamists leader at Ain Al-Helweh 5. various of schools at Ain Al-Helweh camp STORYLINE: Armed militants withdrew on Friday from the eight schools of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) at Ain Al-Helweh camp in southern Lebanon, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. According to the NNA, a joint Palestinian security force was there to supervise the withdrawal. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MAHMOUD AJOURI, Head of joint security force "I believe that this step is positive and we can build on this positivity for the next phase. I tell our people that things are getting better. When they see the removal of

Deployment of a joint security force in Ain Al-Helweh camp in S. Lebanon

STORY: Deployment of a joint security force in Ain Al-Helweh camp in S. Lebanon DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:59 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Joint Security Force deployed in Ain Al-Helweh 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MAHMOUD AJOURI, Head of Joint Security Force 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MAHMOUD AJOURI, Head of Joint Security Force 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MAHMOUD AJOURI, Head of Joint Security Force 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): FOUAD OSMAN, Member of the Palestinian Joint Action Committee in Sidon, and Democratic Front official 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Arabic): IM AHMAD, Palestinian refugee STORYLINE: A joint Palestinian security force began on Monday implementing the first step of an agreement reached between the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and Islamist factions in Ain Al-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon through the deployment across contact points. This step aims to eliminate tension and reassure people upon their return to their homes inside the c