Lebanese troops fought al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp and clashed with Islamists at another early on Monday as a 16-day conflict threatened to plunge Lebanon into long-term instability.
Lebanon's army pounded Islamic militants hiding in a bombed-out Palestinian refugee camp Sunday for the third straight day, while fighting erupted near another camp in the south, stoking fears of more widespread violence breaking out in the country.
Lebanon's army pounded Islamic militants hiding in a bombed-out Palestinian refugee camp Sunday for the third straight day, while fighting erupted outside another camp in the south, stoking fears of widespread violence breaking out in the country.
The deadly volley of shelling and sniper fire at a refugee camp in northern Lebanon intensified and fighting broke out at another camp in southern Lebanon.
Shelling and sniper fire at the Nahr al Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon took a more serious turn Sunday as fighting broke out between militias at another refugee camp in southern Lebanon.
At least five people were wounded Sunday when fighting broke out in a second Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon.
The thud of shells and the rattle of machinegun fire reverberated around a Palestinian camp in Lebanon where fighting erupted again on Sunday between troops and Islamist gunmen as a deadly standoff entered its third week.
Violence breaks out at a second Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, this time in the south of the country.
Source: Reuters (Adds further Ain al-Hilweh fighting) By Nazih Siddiq NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon, June 4 (Reuters) - Lebanese troops fought al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp and clashed with ...
TRIPOLI, Lebanon — Lebanon's army pounded Islamic militants hiding in a bombed-out Palestinian refugee camp today for the third straight day, while fighting erupted outside another camp in the south, stoking fears of widespread violence breaking out in the country.