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Lebanese army soldiers search civilians at one of their checkpoints at the entrance of Arsal, a Sunni Muslim town in eastern Lebanon near the Syrian border, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013.
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Lebanon Kidnappings Tribal, Not Sectarian

Lebanon Kidnappings Tribal, Not Sectarian

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The retaliatory kidnappings that have taken place in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley this week are tribal, not sectarian, Asharq Al-Awsat can reveal. This newest round of escalatory abductions began with the kidnapping of a member of the prominent...