Lebanon army battles militants as fighting spreads
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NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops fought al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp and clashed with Islamists at another early on Monday as a 16-day conflict threatened to plunge Lebanon into long-term instability.
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NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Fighting between Lebanese troops and an al Qaeda inspired group resumed on Saturday, a day after troops overran positions held by the militants in a Palestinian refugee camp, witnesses said.
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NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon -- Advancing under a barrage of artillery and tank fire, Lebanese troops overran positions held by Al Qaeda-inspired militants on the outskirts of a Palestinian refugee camp yesterday, leaving at least 19 people dead.
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A leader of the mainstream Palestinian group in Lebanon says seven militants fighting the army have laid down arms.
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NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - At least 20 Islamist militants were killed in a battle with the Lebanese army on Sunday when the fighters tried to flee a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon, a security source said.
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NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Fresh fighting broke out on Sunday between the Lebanese army and militants in a Palestinian refugee camp, but a senior member of the governing coalition said there were no plans to end the standoff by military means.
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NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - The Lebanese army shelled al Qaeda-inspired militants cornered in parts of a Palestinian refugee camp on Thursday and security sources said two more soldiers were killed in the fighting.
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At least two Lebanese soldiers and 12 people were killed in fierce fighting between Lebanese troops and Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Friday, security sources said.
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NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Two Lebanese soldiers were killed in fresh fighting on Wednesday between army units and Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp, security sources said.
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Israeli troops fought fierce battles   with Hizbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, as   the Jewish state gave its army the green light to widen a   ground offensive and push deep into Lebanese territory.
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NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon -- Lebanese troops advanced yesterday under cover of artillery fire upon positions held by Al Qaeda-influenced fighters holed up inside a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. Four soldiers and one civilian died in some of the heaviest fighting of the two-month standoff.
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BEIRUT -- Fierce fighting erupted yesterday at a besieged Palestinian refugee camp as Lebanese troops resumed bombardment of Al Qaeda-inspired militants barricaded inside. Three Lebanese soldiers were killed, a senior military official said.
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Three Lebanese soldiers were killed during intense fighting as the army battled again Saturday to rout militants from a Palestinian refugee camp north of Tripoli, a military spokesman said.
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NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops shelled al Qaeda-inspired militants entrenched in a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Monday, where the army has reported advances after a month of fighting.
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NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops, backed by artillery, tanks and gunships, tightened their grip on al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp on Sunday, the third day of a military assault to crush the gunmen.
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NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Three soldiers were killed in combat on Monday as Lebanese troops advanced on Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp where the army made major pushes after a month of fighting.
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QALAMOUN, Lebanon  - Lebanese soldiers killed five Islamist militants, most of them foreigners, in a clash on the outskirts of the northern town of Qalamoun on Thursday, military and security sources said.