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3 killed in renewed violence in Tripoli, north Lebnaon

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Tripoli sniper fire warningTripoli, Lebanon – Three people were killed and 29 others injured in renewed clashes between Sunni and Alawite residents of the northern Lebanese capital Tripoli a security source said on Monday.

“The clashes resumed on Sunday night between the mainly Sunni area of Bab el-Tabbaneh and the majority Alawite area of Jabal Mohsen,” the security source said.

Two of the 3 dead people were killed by sniper fire, National News Agency said.

NNA added that the snipers “fired on anything that moved” in Bab al-Tabbaneh, Jabal Mohsen, and mainly al-Zahrieh area and the international highway that links Tripoli to Akkar district.

The clashes came after a brief lull in the violence between the two sides, after the latest flare-up that left 31 people dead and more than 200 injured.

The violence is linked to the conflict in Syria, where a Sunni-led uprising is seeking to overthrow the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, an Alawite.

The fighting in Tripoli, which has flared sporadically since the beginning of the Syria conflict in March 2011, has largely been confined to the two neighbourhoods of Jabal Mohsen and Bab el-Tabbaneh.

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8 responses to “3 killed in renewed violence in Tripoli, north Lebnaon”

  1. man-o-war Avatar
    man-o-war

    The brief lull in fighting allowed for the purchase of heavier weaponry and more ammunition. Now we can get started again. Everyone ready? I’m curious, what did the Lebanese military due during the brief cease-fire?

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Sure didn’t feed the starving, I can tell you that.
      Tripoli going to hell in the handbasket.
      Doctor I know working overtime without being paid for the last month, digging bullets out of people – but the sick can’t get their pills – even if they have the money to pay.
      (no money – no life) (some had enough to get out earlier – others are refugees now in their own homes)
      Christians are being told not to wear their neck-chains with crosses.
      The worst started on Sunday … of course. 🙁

      “has largely been confined to the two neighbourhoods of Jabal Mohsen and Bab el-Tabbaneh.”
      NOT any more …..

  2. man-o-war Avatar
    man-o-war

    The brief lull in fighting allowed for the purchase of heavier weaponry and more ammunition. Now we can get started again. Everyone ready? I’m curious, what did the Lebanese military due during the brief cease-fire?

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Sure didn’t feed the starving, I can tell you that.
      Tripoli going to hell in the handbasket.
      Doctor I know working overtime without being paid for the last month, digging bullets out of people – but the sick can’t get their pills – even if they have the money to pay.
      (no money – no life) (some had enough to get out earlier – others are refugees now in their own homes)
      Christians are being told not to wear their neck-chains with crosses.
      The worst started on Sunday … of course. 🙁

  3. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Tripoli – Excerpt from The Daily Star:

    ‘Individuals of very modest means have now become local military commanders who decide on behalf of the city and its population, the official said. He added that it was no exaggeration to say that one of the front commanders is as powerful and influential as most of the city’s traditional or mainstream leaders.
    Another development is just as troubling, the official continued. The Lebanese Army and other security bodies, due to the lack of true political cover by the Lebanese state, have now found themselves resembling a mere buffer force, resembling the U.N. peacekeeping force in the south, UNIFIL.
    “The Army has the information and sufficient capabilities to put an end to the state of insecurity if it is granted [political] cover [to act],” the source said.
    He warned that if the current fighting in Tripoli persisted, it would be difficult to deal with the situation without leaving negative repercussions on society, and also on the country’s political and even sectarian composition.
    Five people were killed Monday in a fresh bout of violence in Tripoli between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Last month, 30 people were killed and more than 200 wounded in fierce fighting pitting gunmen in the Jabal Mohsen neighborhood, whose residents support the Assad regime, against rivals in the Bab alTabbaneh district, whose residents back the uprising in Syria.
    The security official pointed out that the rise of the Salafist movement inside Tripoli’s neighborhoods was much more dangerous than the fighting that erupts in the city every now and then. Military and security forces in Tripoli have noticed the rising number of Muslim religious schools and universities specialized in this field, in addition to gunmen who gather almost daily around Salafi sheikhs who call for jihad in Syria.
    Political sources in Tripoli made a comparison between the Tawhid Movement, set up in the 1980s by the late Sheikh Said Shaaban in the city with the support of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, and the Salafi movement’s actions today.
    The Tawhid Movement, which imposed the veil and other strict measures, fell apart with the PLO’s withdrawal from Lebanon. But the Salafists believe that the more than 2-year-old conflict in Syria is directly linked to the future of the Sunnis in the region and that what is happening is not something accidental that will vanish with the end of the battles in Syria, the sources said.
    They added that the precise number of gunmen in Tripoli, including local residents, Syrians and foreigners, remained unknown. The uncontrolled Lebanese-Syria border, in addition to Salafist calls for jihad, have prompted a number of young men in Tripoli to join Syrian rebels in the fight against government troops in Syria, as arms smuggling and the flow of money to gunmen continue unabated.
    Although the clashes are still confined to certain neighborhoods in Tripoli, the sources warned that the situation could spin out of control and fighting could engulf the entire city unless measures are taken promptly to halt the violence and declare Tripoli an arms-free city.’

    Yah … Muslim ‘Universities’ … fonts of information about the world, no doubt. 🙁

  4. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Tripoli – Excerpt from The Daily Star:

    ‘Individuals of very modest means have now become local military commanders who decide on behalf of the city and its population, the official said. He added that it was no exaggeration to say that one of the front commanders is as powerful and influential as most of the city’s traditional or mainstream leaders.
    Another development is just as troubling, the official continued. The Lebanese Army and other security bodies, due to the lack of true political cover by the Lebanese state, have now found themselves resembling a mere buffer force, resembling the U.N. peacekeeping force in the south, UNIFIL.
    “The Army has the information and sufficient capabilities to put an end to the state of insecurity if it is granted [political] cover [to act],” the source said.
    He warned that if the current fighting in Tripoli persisted, it would be difficult to deal with the situation without leaving negative repercussions on society, and also on the country’s political and even sectarian composition.
    Five people were killed Monday in a fresh bout of violence in Tripoli between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Last month, 30 people were killed and more than 200 wounded in fierce fighting pitting gunmen in the Jabal Mohsen neighborhood, whose residents support the Assad regime, against rivals in the Bab alTabbaneh district, whose residents back the uprising in Syria.
    The security official pointed out that the rise of the Salafist movement inside Tripoli’s neighborhoods was much more dangerous than the fighting that erupts in the city every now and then. Military and security forces in Tripoli have noticed the rising number of Muslim religious schools and universities specialized in this field, in addition to gunmen who gather almost daily around Salafi sheikhs who call for jihad in Syria.
    Political sources in Tripoli made a comparison between the Tawhid Movement, set up in the 1980s by the late Sheikh Said Shaaban in the city with the support of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, and the Salafi movement’s actions today.
    The Tawhid Movement, which imposed the veil and other strict measures, fell apart with the PLO’s withdrawal from Lebanon. But the Salafists believe that the more than 2-year-old conflict in Syria is directly linked to the future of the Sunnis in the region and that what is happening is not something accidental that will vanish with the end of the battles in Syria, the sources said.
    They added that the precise number of gunmen in Tripoli, including local residents, Syrians and foreigners, remained unknown. The uncontrolled Lebanese-Syria border, in addition to Salafist calls for jihad, have prompted a number of young men in Tripoli to join Syrian rebels in the fight against government troops in Syria, as arms smuggling and the flow of money to gunmen continue unabated.
    Although the clashes are still confined to certain neighborhoods in Tripoli, the sources warned that the situation could spin out of control and fighting could engulf the entire city unless measures are taken promptly to halt the violence and declare Tripoli an arms-free city.’

    Yah … Muslim ‘Universities’ … fonts of information about the world, no doubt. 🙁

  5. Leborigine Avatar
    Leborigine

    LOL – Lebnaon! Anything will make you lol when you’re up there…

  6. Leborigine Avatar
    Leborigine

    LOL – Lebnaon! Anything will make you lol when you’re up there…

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