No Peace In Lebanon

Lebanese Soldiers In Tripoli

From Commentary Magazine:

You aren’t hearing about it in the Western media, but the truce agreement reached last month in Doha, Qatar, between the Lebanese government and the Hezbollah-led opposition is no more operative than the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Fighting broke out in the northern city of Tripoli between Sunni supporters of the “March 14” majority bloc in parliament and gunmen from the Alawite sect loyal to the Syrian Baath regime and Hezbollah. We’re not talking about street brawling here. Machine guns, mortars, and rocket-propelled grenades were deployed. Several houses and a gas station were burned to the ground. Ten people were killed and at least 52 people were wounded.

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News on Lebanon From Other Sources:
Lebanese leader: country nearing self-destruction -- Yahoo News
Can Lebanon douse political fires? -- Christian Science Monitor
Death toll from unrest in north Lebanon rises to nine -- AFP
Factions meeting in Tripoli stress need for army to take charge -- Daily Star
Lebanese factions declare ceasefire -- Al Jazeera

My Comment: A good percentage of the Lebanese population want (so it appears) to have a fight. This has a very good chance of becoming a very hot summer.