Lebanese Army Battles Militants in Camp

Wash Post ^ | June 1, 2007 | BASSEM MROUE

[3AngelaD]

TRIPOLI, Lebanon -- Lebanese tanks and armored vehicles battled their way into the outer neighborhoods of a Palestinian refugee camp Friday in some of the heaviest fighting since violence broke out between the military and al-Qaida-inspired militants nearly two weeks ago. The military demanded the Fatah Islam fighters holed up in the Nahr el-Bared camp in northern Lebanon surrender and promised to pursue them if they didn't.

Two Lebanese soldiers were killed and 10 wounded in Friday's fighting, according to security officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to address the media. They said a unit of Fatah Islam militants was destroyed, but gave no casualty count.

Friday's deaths raised to 34 the number of soldiers killed since fighting between the army and militants began on May 20. At least 20 civilians and about 60 militants also have been killed in the 13 days of fighting, but it was unclear whether there were any civilian casualties Friday. Most of the camp's 31,000 refugees have fled, many to the nearby Beddawi refugee camp...

[3AngelaD]

Taking out the trash...

[sanchmo]

I'm waiting for the passionate outcry from the international community condemning this deadly attack on a Palestinian refugee camp as an irrational, disproportionate over-reaction, and urging the Lebanese governement to show restrint instead of hurting and displacing innocent civilians, destroying the civilian and economic infrastructure that supports peace, and escalating the cycle of violence.

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[elhombrelibre]

“Taking the fight to the enemy” ping.

[Marine_Uncle]

Let us hope they do not let up. Perhaps the great news out of Iraq about the emerging Sunni initiatives against AQIR have been a bit inspirational.

[jveritas]

I am getting some live feedback news from Lebanon. The Lebanese army is doing a great job in cleaning the terrorists from Nahr Al Bared Palestinian camp.

[jveritas]

It will be over in few days with a great victory for the Lebanese Army against the terrorists.

[elhombrelibre]

Good to hear. This will benefit the whole world, like when Ethiopia kicked al Qaeda out of Somalia, it’s important to push these monsters back and show the world that they are not un-defeatable despite what the Democrats and Leftists believe.

[colorado tanker]

Since they are fighting Syrian proxies, that’s good news indeed.

[Marine_Uncle]

Super. War is hell. But it is about time the Islamos find themselves in a precarious situation. They simply have been to cocky, now let them feel the shells decend on their miserable heads.

[jveritas]

Exactly.

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[M. Espinola]

Al-Qaida & the Pals continue suffered well deserved defeats.

Lebanese soldiers ride in an army truck in northern Lebanon June 1st, 2007. Advancing under a blanket of artillery and tank fire, Lebanese troops overran positions held by al Qaeda-inspired thugs at a so called "refugee camp" on Friday. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Lebanese armoured vehicles patrol outside an area where Islamist killers are holed up inside. (AFP/Joseph Barrak) June 1st, 2007

Pal-Arab Fatah terrorists (who have no business in Lebanon) patrol a street at the entrance of Al-Rashidiyeh Pal-Arab, terrorist occupied, southern Lebanon June 1st, 2007. REUTERS/Haidar Hawila

Pal-Arab Fatah terrorists watch as fellow foreign Arabs take part in a demonstration, to protest the Lebanese army shelling of Nahr al-Bared refugee camp, in Al Rashidiyeh camp in southern Lebanon June 1st, 2007. REUTERS/Haidar Hawila

A Lebanese army carrier drives toward the Pal-Arab Nahr al-Bared nest of foreign jihadist terrorists in northern Lebanon June 1st, 2007. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir

Lebanon will be far more stable when all Pal-Arabs who have invaded Lebanon leave and return to their 'Palestine' (Jordan). Syrian & Iranian Shia terrorist instigating jihadist proxies (Hezballah) must be throughly disarmed - or else. All foreign Wahhabist (Arabian) funded al-Qaida thugs surrender immediately - or meet the their moon god expeditiously .