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Lebanese army soldiers patrol near the site where suicide bomb attacks took place in the Christian village of Qaa, in the Bekaa valley, Lebanon June 27, 2016. REUTERS/Hassan Abdallah

Lebanon’s Qaa Explosions Egging on Sectarian Strife

by Mona Alami | Jul 11, 2016 | Features

Beirut- Earlier last week a series of eight suicide attacks shocked the Christian Qaa diminutive village located far in the northeast area of the Bekka governorate, Lebanon. The village lies proximate to borderlines with Syria. As any other action, a countering...

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Lebanese troops near the site where suicide bomb attacks took place in the village of al-Qaa, in the Bekaa valley, Lebanon June 27, 2016. Reuters/Hassan Abdallah

Lebanese Army Thwarts ISIS Plots to Target Tourist Site, Residential Area

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 30, 2016 | Middle East

The Lebanese army said on Thursday that it has arrested five terrorists, including the ringleader of a cell that was plotting terrorist attacks in Lebanon. “The military intelligence foiled two terrorist attacks that ISIS was plotting,” the army’s General Command said...

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Lebanese army soldiers secure the area near the site where suicide bomb attacks took place in the Christian village of Qaa, in the Bekaa valley, Lebanon June 27, 2016. REUTERS/Hassan Abdallah TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Lebanon after Qaa Explosions: A New Phase of Countering Terrorism

by Caroline Akoum | Jun 29, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- The unprecedented explosions in the village of Qaa, North Beqaa, have led to a new phase of terrorist operations different from what Lebanon had witnessed in the past few years, driving a total security and political alert. More than 24 hours following the...