Militias Battle Anew in Lebanon's Tripoli, Army Arrests 21 Fighters -- Voice of America/Reuters
TRIPOLI, LEBANON — Clashes resumed on Tuesday between Lebanese militias who back opposing sides of Syria's war and 21 fighters were arrested by the army as it pursued a six-month-long mandate to end bloodshed battering the city of Tripoli.
The conflict between the majority Sunni Muslim Bab al-Tabbaneh district and the adjacent Alawite neighborhood of Jebel Mohsen in Tripoli has killed over 100 people this year. But residents, fighters and a local politician told Reuters on Tueaday it was unlikely to end soon despite army efforts.
The two neighborhoods have been in on-off conflict since the 1980s but the two-and-a-half-year-old civil war in neighboring Syria pitting Alawite President Bashar al-Assad against majority Sunni rebels has opened old wounds on both sides in Tripoli, and fighting has become more frequent and intense.
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More News On The Unrest In Lebanon's City Of Tripoli
Lebanese Tripoli put under army control -- Al Jazeera
Lebanon’s army told to take over Tripoli -- Boston Globe/AP
Lebanon army given green light to take "appropriate measures" in Tripoli -- Global Post/Xinhua News Agency
Tripoli put under Army control -- Daily Star
Lebanon army to take control of Tripoli after clashes -- BBC
Army arrests 21 over clashes in Lebanon's Tripoli -- Daily Star
Tripoli, Lebanon, under military control -- UPI
Army Carries Out Raids in Tripoli after Taking Charge of Security -- Naharnet
Fleeing Syrian rebels accused of aggravating violence in Lebanon -- Kansas City/McClatchy News
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