Militants Are Driven From Refugee Camp -Nada Bakri The Lebanese Army wrested a Palestinian refugee camp from the control of Islamic militants, ending three months of fierce fighting that took more than 300 lives and transfixed Lebanon.
The surprise end to the camp standoff came when about 70 militants tried to escape at dawn...
The surprise end to the camp standoff came when about 70 militants tried to escape at dawn...
It was unclear why the group, Fatah al Islam, made up of radical Sunnis inspired by Al Qaeda, chose Sunday to attempt its breakout. The remaining fighters were thought to be running out of ammunition and food.
President Émile Lahoud said the army “has achieved what superpowers could not in confronting terrorism.”
[New York Times]
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