Tag: Neighborhood Watch

By Muslim Mirror Web Desk A new private militia made up of members of a neo-fascist organisation and created by politicians with ties to Israel and the US is just on rise in Beirut's Achrafieh district. The so-called "Neighborhood Watch" patrols Achrafieh's streets every night from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. with torches and batons, employing at least 120 young men dubbed "guardian angels," and with a reported yearly budget of $330,000. The organization's claimed goal is to "combat crime" in east Beirut's primarily Christian and affluent region. The Achrafieh 2020 civil organisation,...