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Lebanese army soldiers guard the entrance of the Bilal bin Rabah mosque in the Abra district of the southern city of Sidon on June 25, 2013. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID


Lebanese army controls Sidon as Assir flees

Lebanese army controls Sidon as Assir flees

by | Jun 25, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Lebanese army took control of the headquarters of radical Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Al-Assir in Sidon on Monday after two days of fighting. The Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) said the army took control of the buildings surrounding...