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Bosonic

(3,746 posts) Sat Oct 25, 2014, 04:52 AM Oct 2014

Fierce fighting rocks north Lebanon, 20 wounded

Source: The Daily Star

TRIPOLI, Lebanon: Fierce clashes between the Lebanese Army and Islamist gunmen in the northern city of Tripoli showed no sign of stopping Saturday morning, with at least 20 people including nine soldiers wounded overnight, security sources said.

A 17-year-old Lebanese boy, a Syrian and a Lebanese photographer were among the wounded in the fighting, the most intense in the city since the government implemented a security plan last spring to end sporadic clashes between opponents and supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Unconfirmed reports said 12 militants were killed in the fighting.

Sources in the town said the armed group that attacked the Army was affiliated with ISIS and that Nusra Front fighters had rejected calls by the militants to join the fight.

Read more: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Oct-25/275328-clashes-in-north-lebanon-wound-10-including-five-soldiers.ashx

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Fierce fighting rocks north Lebanon, 20 wounded (Original Post) Bosonic Oct 2014 OP

ISIS and other Jihadi aspirants cosmicone Oct 2014 #1

You a veteran? tabasco Oct 2014 #5

Lebanon army steps up Tripoli battle against militants muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #2

ISIS is trying to incite even more sectarian strife in Lebanon. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2014 #3

Lord have mercy shenmue Oct 2014 #4

Given that Hezbollah created this blowback geek tragedy Oct 2014 #6

Hezbollah made the Chechens, Tunisians, Canadians, etc. go to Syria to wage jihad? Comrade Grumpy Oct 2014 #7

Hezbollah made Lebanon a participant in Syria's civil war. geek tragedy Oct 2014 #8

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)

1. ISIS and other Jihadi aspirants

Reply to Bosonic (Original post)

Sat Oct 25, 2014, 05:13 AM

Oct 2014

should be annihilated by whatever means necessary.

The religion's high percentage of violent fanatics has become a threat to the whole world.

tabasco

(22,974 posts)

5. You a veteran?

Reply to cosmicone (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 26, 2014, 02:58 PM

Oct 2014

www.goarmy.com

muriel_volestrangler

(101,360 posts)

2. Lebanon army steps up Tripoli battle against militants

Reply to Bosonic (Original post)

Sun Oct 26, 2014, 01:21 PM

Oct 2014

The Lebanese army has launched a fierce assault against Sunni militants in Tripoli, forcing a retreat from the Old City on a third day of fighting.

The battle has now shifted to a Sunni neighbourhood, where the army is using tanks and armoured vehicles.

At least five soldiers and two civilians have died in the fighting.

The militants, thought to be linked to Islamic State and al-Qaeda, threatened to kill soldiers they have captured unless the army halts its operations.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-29778462