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Bakri says Lebanon militants will leave siege camp in coffins (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:02:32 GMT

An Islamist preacher barred from Britain two years ago for his radical views said on Thursday the militants besieged in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon will be destroyed.


Sporadic violence in Lebanon camp (CNN.com)
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Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:29:35 GMT

BEIRUT, Lebanon (Reuters) -- Lebanese army helicopters and artillery fired on Friday at Islamist fighters who had retreated into the heart of a Palestinian refugee camp after troops captured all their outlying positions.


Uneasy truce broken at Lebanon siege camp (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:58:11 GMT

Sporadic shooting echoed around the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon on Friday despite a decision by Beirut to play a waiting game with Islamists militants still holed up inside.


Tense calm returns to Lebanon camp after 33-day war (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:12:23 GMT

An uneasy calm settled over a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Friday after the Lebanese army claimed victory in 33 days of fighting against al Qaeda-inspired militants.


Sporadic gunfire at Lebanon camp (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:13:39 GMT

Sporadic gunfire and occasional blasts were heard Friday from a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, a day after Lebanon's defense minister declared that Islamic militants inside the camp were defeated and that major combat was over.


Calm returns to Lebanon camp after 33-day battle (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Fri, 22 Jun 2007 07:14:17 GMT

An uneasy calm settled over a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Friday after the Lebanese army and Islamist militants declared a truce in 33 days of fighting in which 172 people were killed.


Lebanon scales down onslaught of camp (Financial Times)
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Sat, 23 Jun 2007 02:19:25 GMT

Lebanon has announced the end of significant army operations against militants holed up in a northern Palestinian refugee camp as the military closes in on the remaining fighters from Fatah al-Islam, pushing them into a sealed off central area.


Divided Lebanon debates federalism (Aljazeera)
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Sat, 23 Jun 2007 03:08:52 GMT

As Lebanon 's political deadlock enters its eighth month, there is growing debate over whether a federalist political system could ease sectarian mistrust and growing social divisions.


Lebanon continues siege of refugee camp (Deutsche Welle)
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Sat, 23 Jun 2007 04:31:06 GMT

The Lebanese army says it is continuing military operations aimed at rooting out remaining Fatah Al-Islam fighters in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon.


Lebanon roots out militants in camp (Deutsche Welle)
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Sat, 23 Jun 2007 04:30:45 GMT

The Lebanese army is continuing military operations aimed at rooting out remaining Fatah Al-Islam fighters in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon.