In Lebanon, as many as 12 soldiers are killed as violence spills over from ... Washington Post The army said it was the subject of a “cold-blooded” attack by armed gunmen intent on plunging Lebanon back into the strife of its own 15-year civil war. Sunni militiamen loyal to outspoken Sidon cleric Sheik Ahmed al-Assir fired rocket-propelled ... |
New York Times (blog) | Army win in Lebanon's Sidon has set sectarian 'trap': Sunnis say Reuters SIDON, Lebanon (Reuters) - Soldiers strutted confidently down the battle-scarred streets of the Lebanese port of Sidon on Tuesday after routing a radical Sunni Muslim sheikh and his militant supporters in a two-day battle. But many residents were ... Civilians Flee and Soldiers Die in Clashes in Lebanon Dozens Dead After Clashes With Radical Cleric In Lebanon Lebanon forces hunt Sunni cleric behind deadly clashes |
New York Times | Clashes Continue on Second Day in South Lebanon City New York Times SIDON, Lebanon — Fierce clashes continued for a second day on Monday between the army and gunmen loyal to a radical Sunni cleric in this southern Lebanese city, in an outburst of civil violence that reflected how deeply the war in neighboring Syria ... |
Lebanon clashes rage near mosque; 16 soldiers dead USA TODAY BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese army units battled followers of a hard-line Sunni cleric holed up in a mosque complex in a southern port city on Monday, the second day of fighting that has left at least 16 soldiers dead, the military said. The clashes in Sidon ... |
NBCNews.com (blog) | Lebanon faces chaos after deadliest Syria-related clashes NBCNews.com (blog) By Oliver Holmes, Reuters. BEIRUT — The Lebanese government will try on Tuesday to secure the country after the deadliest violence since the start of a two-year conflict in neighboring Syria that has pushed Lebanon's myriad militia to clashes. |
Lebanon faces tumult after deadliest Syria-related clashes Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Lebanese government will try on Tuesday to secure the country after the deadliest violence since the start of a two-year conflict in neighboring Syria that has pushed Lebanon's myriad militia to clashes. Gunfights between the ... |
Deadly clashes between army and Sunni extremists present a test for Lebanon's ... Washington Post BEIRUT — Lebanon's third-largest city of Sidon was turned into a battle zone Monday as the military fought heavily armed followers of an extremist Sunni Muslim cleric holed up in a mosque. Residents of the southern port fled machine-gun fire and ... |
Bomb explodes in eastern Lebanon near Syria Yahoo! News Associated Press/Bilal Hussein - Lebanese army soldiers raid homes to search for gunmen after clashes that erupted between followers of a radical Sunni cleric Sheik Ahmad al-Assir and Shiite gunmen, in the …more southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, ... |
Soldiers Clash With Sunni Sheik's Followers in Southern Lebanon New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Clashes raged on Sunday in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon between the army and the followers of a hard-line Sunni Muslim sheik, paralyzing traffic on a main highway and leaving at least 12 people dead. World Twitter Logo. |
Yahoo! News | Lebanon clashes present test for weak military Yahoo! News Associated Press/Mohammed Zaatari - Lebanese army soldiers help injured soldiers after clashes between followers of a radical Sunni cleric Sheik Ahmad al-Assir and Shiite gunmen, in the southern port city of …more Sidon, Lebanon, Monday, June 24, ... |