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A Lebanese army soldier on patrol in Tripoli following clashes between Lebanese soldiers and Islamist gunmen on October 27, 2014. (REUTERS/Stringer)
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Lebanese army soldiers open fire during clashes with Islamic militants in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, on October 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Lebanon army fights Islamist gunmen in north for third day
Beirut, Reuters—Lebanese soldiers battled Islamist gunmen in the country’s north for a third day on Sunday, in some of the worst fighting to break out since fighters linked to Syria’s civil war briefly seized a border town over the summer. Security forces...Caption:
Omar Bakri (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Omar Bakri: My Life on the Run
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The controversial Syrian-born preacher Omar Bakri was arrested by the Lebanese authorities in the early hours of Sunday, after going into hiding last month following a crackdown on sectarian violence in the city of Tripoli. He was arrested in...Caption:
Saint Michael’s Church in Ebbe, Tripoli in northern Lebanon. (Courtesy of Alessandra Bajec)
Churches on the Frontline
Father Arabius knows his city well. He serves St. Michael’s Orthodox Church in Ebbe, a district of Lebanon’s second city, Tripoli. Ebbe is bordered by two rival neighborhoods where a recurring conflict has violently erupted once again. Since the start of the uprising...Caption:
Lebanese security forces patrol a street in Baalbeq’s Al-Sharawneh neighborhood as part of the reinforcement of security measures in the Beqaa Valley, near the border with Syria on April 12, 2014 in eastern Lebanon. (AFP Photo/STR)