The press office of the Ministry of Defense explained, in a statement on Friday, that all military units only act upon the orders they receive from the Lebanese army command.
"All units and forces of the Lebanese army brigades receive orders from the army command only, particularly from the army commander through the operations room," the statement read.
As to the Defense Minister, the statement indicated that "his role is to ensure that the army command is acting in compliance with the Cabinet decisions."
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