- Shaker El Absi fought till the last minute, while Michel Aoun surrendered in the very beginning.
- Shaker El Absi made sure to check his wife and kids are safe before worrying about himself, while Michel Aoun ran away and left his family behind.
- Shaker El Absi tried to escape with all his fighters and died with them, while Michel Aoun escaped for himself, and left them fighting and dying alone.
All the above and Shaker El Absi is a terrorist, while Michel Aoun was the Prime Minister & Commander in Chief of the Lebanese Army!