Lebanon says 222 militants killed in camp battle
418953
Lebanon's defense minister said on Tuesday the army killed at least 222 al Qaeda-inspired militants in a 15-week battle at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon.
327434
Lebanese army helicopters stepped up raids Friday on al-Qaida-inspired Islamic militants barricaded in a Palestinian refugee camp in the country's north after five soldiers were killed, a senior military official said.
228377
Lebanese leaders vowed on Thursday to stamp out an Islamist militant group that has been fighting the army at a camp in the north of the country.
197299
BEIRUT -- Lebanese troops raided an Islamic militant hideout in a hillside cave and killed six fighters yesterday as violence spread from a Palestinian refugee camp where the military has been battling a group inspired by Al Qaeda.
313132
Lebanese soldiers die in fighting with Islamist rebels in a Palestinian refugee camp, despite a declared victory.
492743
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Islamist militants killed three Lebanese soldiers on Tuesday at a Palestinian refugee camp convulsed by more than nine weeks of fighting.
627736
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.
246099
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Fighting between the Lebanese army and al Qaeda-inspired militants in north Lebanon entered its fourth week on Sunday and five soldiers died from wounds sustained in heavy battles the previous day.
97826
AIN AL-HILWEH, Lebanon  - Islamist militants attacked Lebanese troops at a second Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon on Monday, killing two soldiers and threatening to plunge the country into long-term instability.
728079
Lebanon's army pounded Islamic militants hiding in a bombed-out Palestinian refugee camp Sunday for the third straight day, while fighting erupted near another camp in the south, stoking fears of more widespread violence breaking out in the country.
363274
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Two Lebanese soldiers were killed in pitched battles with al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp on Sunday as Lebanon's worst fighting since the civil war entered its 10th week.
48600
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops fought pitched battles with al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp on Friday, as the death toll from Lebanon's worst fighting since the civil war rose further.
742728
TRIPOLI, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops killed seven Islamist militants after a 10-hour standoff in the northern city of Tripoli, security sources said.
709771
Lebanese troops battled al-Qaida-inspired militants Friday in a Palestinian refugee camp where violence has raged for three weeks. The clashes in northern Lebanon came hours after a bombing in a Christian town northeast of Beirut killed at least one man.
641100
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.
378182
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops fought al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp and clashed with Islamists early on Monday as a 16-day conflict threatened to plunge Lebanon into long-term instability.
35712
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops on Sunday seized control of a Palestinian refugee camp where they had been battling militants for more than three months, killing at least 31 fleeing fighters, security sources said.