President Michel Suleiman warned on Saturday of the consequences of the continuous assaults against the army, calling on the military to strike with an iron fist. “We should expressed our solidarity with the army and support it in its national missions inside the country and across the border,” Suleiman said after talks with General Security chief Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim. Suleiman stressed that the army is carrying out its role in protecting the nation and the Lebanese. “Instructions were given to target any member who carries out an assault against the army,” the president said. [Link]