After Hezbollah troops helped in Assad's latest battles, major battles have broken out in Tripoli between factions in Lebanon's already less than stable system.
Tripoli braces for the worst as fighting enters fourth day
TRIPOLI, Lebanon: Tripoli residents feared further escalation of violence Wednesday as deadly clashes raged in the city for a third day Tuesday between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad, raising the death toll to at least 10 lives since hostilities erupted over the weekend.
Security sources identified Mohammad al-Rifi, a taxi driver, and Mohammad al-Asmar as two of Tuesday’s four fatalities.
More than 30 other people were wounded Tuesday as a result of the fighting between gunmen in the Jabal Mohsen neighborhood, where support for Assad is strong, and those in the Bab al-Tabbaneh district, which backs the Syrian uprising, the sources said.
Rifi was shot dead by gunfire as he drove his cab past Tripoli’s Mallouleh roundabout around midday, the sources said. They added that Asmar was killed by sniper fire.
In all, eight civilians and two soldiers have been killed and more than 70 others wounded since hostilities erupted Sunday, shortly after Syrian government troops, backed by elite fighters from Hezbollah, launched a major offensive in the rebel-held strategic city of Qusair near the border with Lebanon.
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This fighting between armed factions has included mortar and RPG attacks. Too many of the militias have are well armed enough to challenge the army and the more the conflicts rage, the more they will want to increase their firepower. Numerous UNSC resolutions have demanded that all militias get disarmed but considering the strong influence one of these militias have in the government Lebanon will stay a mess.
Tripoli braces for the worst as fighting enters fourth day
TRIPOLI, Lebanon: Tripoli residents feared further escalation of violence Wednesday as deadly clashes raged in the city for a third day Tuesday between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad, raising the death toll to at least 10 lives since hostilities erupted over the weekend.
Security sources identified Mohammad al-Rifi, a taxi driver, and Mohammad al-Asmar as two of Tuesday’s four fatalities.
More than 30 other people were wounded Tuesday as a result of the fighting between gunmen in the Jabal Mohsen neighborhood, where support for Assad is strong, and those in the Bab al-Tabbaneh district, which backs the Syrian uprising, the sources said.
Rifi was shot dead by gunfire as he drove his cab past Tripoli’s Mallouleh roundabout around midday, the sources said. They added that Asmar was killed by sniper fire.
In all, eight civilians and two soldiers have been killed and more than 70 others wounded since hostilities erupted Sunday, shortly after Syrian government troops, backed by elite fighters from Hezbollah, launched a major offensive in the rebel-held strategic city of Qusair near the border with Lebanon.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Po...-the-worst-as-fighting-enters-fourth-day.ashx
This fighting between armed factions has included mortar and RPG attacks. Too many of the militias have are well armed enough to challenge the army and the more the conflicts rage, the more they will want to increase their firepower. Numerous UNSC resolutions have demanded that all militias get disarmed but considering the strong influence one of these militias have in the government Lebanon will stay a mess.
