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Tripoli has become the main battleground in Northern Lebanon. Sectarian violence in the region has continued with bombings over the last two months that has left 20 people dead, many of whom were Lebanese Army soldiers. Syria has expressed concern over the region as “‘a real source of extremism and a danger to Syria.’” Sunni [...]
Lebanese security forces have apprehended Islamic militant forces whom they believe to be responsible for two deadly attacks on soldiers in and near Tripoli.
The number of arrestees, the circumstances leading to their arrests, and the name of the militant group has not been made public. However one lead believes that the responsible party is Fatah [...]
A remotely detonated car bombing in Tripoli, Lebanon on Monday resulted in the death of five soldiers and the wounding of twenty civilians. This incident is only the latest in a string of bombings that have devastated the city and its surrounding areas. The wreckage was described as, ” blackened and twisted” and eyewitnesses told [...]
An article in the Washington Post by Nazih Siddiq addresses concerns that Islamist militancy is on the rise in the Northern region of Lebanon. To attempt to solve this problem, leaders of the Sunni Muslim and Alawite communities met in Tripoli to reach a deal to end four months of sectarian violence.
The resulting agreement calls [...]