Special envoy to Beirut
Sergeant R. deserted the ranks of the Lebanese army in August. For a month, he tried to get a passport to go abroad or to find a better paying job in Beirut. Tired of war, this member of the Internal Security Forces (FSI) returned to his unit and received a prison sentence.
“Five of my 80 regimental comrades are missing. The morale of the troops is at its lowest, ”
assures the non-commissioned officer. His balance of 1.5 million Lebanese pounds was worth before the crisis the equivalent of 1000 dollars. Today, it corresponds to the real exchange rate at 70 dollars. The 29-year-old sergeant lives with his mother. He has given up on getting married, finding an apartment, and tries unsuccessfully to sell his car.
"Three-quarters of my comrades have a second job out of service with the approval of their superiors," he
says.
They form a parallel army of couriers and scooter delivery men.
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