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Aoun on Danny Chamoun assassination anniversary: Lebanon cannot be a battlefield for others' wars or a mailbox

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun marked the 36th anniversary of the assassination of engineer Danny Chamoun with a message described as sovereign. Addressing the lessons of the war years, Aoun stressed that Lebanon cannot be a battlefield for others' wars or a mailbox for their conflicts, and called for national unity and for confining the decision of war and peace to the state and its legitimate institutions.

📍 Where things stand: The available coverage is limited to President Aoun's message on the 36th anniversary of the assassination, with no new elements reported after 17:03 on 21 October 2026.

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21 Oct 2026, 16:06 Lebanese President Joseph Aoun recalled engineer Danny Chamoun in a message described as sovereign, saying: "Turn the pains of the past into a strong state."
21 Oct 2026, 16:30 On the 36th anniversary of Danny Chamoun's assassination, President Aoun affirmed that the war years taught the Lebanese that Lebanon cannot be a battlefield for others' wars or a mailbox for their conflicts, calling for adherence to national unity and the safeguarding of sovereignty.
21 Oct 2026, 17:03 In his speech, President Aoun stressed that the decision of war and peace must remain in the hands of the state and its legitimate institutions.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

How the sources covered it

lebanon debate's coverage highlighted the sovereign character of the message and the phrase "turn the pains of the past into a strong state," while annahar.com and MTV Lebanon foregrounded the "mailbox" phrase and the confining of the war-and-peace decision to the state, with annahar.com detailing the call for national unity and safeguarding sovereignty.

lebanon debate Led with a headline centred on the phrase "turn the pains of the past into a strong state," describing the presidential message as sovereign without addressing the "mailbox" phrase or the war-and-peace decision.
annahar.com Headlined with "Lebanon cannot be a battlefield for others' wars," cited the 36th assassination anniversary, and quoted Aoun calling for national unity, safeguarding sovereignty and confining the war-and-peace decision to the state and its legitimate institutions.
MTV Lebanon Headlined with "Lebanon cannot be used as a mailbox" and focused on the idea that the war-and-peace decision must remain with the state and its legitimate institutions, without mentioning the anniversary number.

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