Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Fatah al-Islam snipers claim two Lebanese soldiers as fighting rages on

by Rym Ghazal and Hani M. Bathish from the Daily Star

Sniper fire from Fatah al-Islam militants killed two Lebanese soldiers on Monday at the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp, as sporadic fighting continued in the southern part of the camp, where militants have been cornered by the army ... During the past two months, security forces have been taking the offensive across Lebanon against groups said to be pursuing plans to set up an Islamic mujahideen base in North Lebanon. The army has called for "assistance" from citizens to inform them of any "suspects or suspicious behavior." The Latest raided building was reported as belonging to "al-Shahal" an attribution denied by the man in question the Sunni Sheikh Dai al-Islam al-Shahal and founder of Salafi movement in the north.

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