Lebanon's information minister said Friday the Cabinet has appointed a new army commander to replace the former army chief who became the country's president in May.
Lebanese Information Minister Tarek Mitri
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Tarek Mitri said the appointment of 55-year-old Brig. Gen. Jean Qahwaji came during a government session Friday.
The post has been vacant since Michel Suleiman became consensus president after an Arab-brokered agreement that ended Lebanon's 18-month political crisis.
Differences between the Western-backed parliament majority and the Syria-backed faction led by Hezbollah and its allies have delayed the appointment of a new army commander.
Qahwaji headed the army's 12th Infantry Brigade since 2002. He has trained in the United States, Britain and Germany.
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