Lebanese army increases forces in tense Beirut
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Lebanon's army deployed more soldiers in Beirut on Monday after the killing of a pro-Syrian Shi'ite Muslim demonstrator raised fears anti-government protests could turn into sectarian violence.
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BEIRUT, Jan. 27 -- Protesters angry about electricity rationing clashed with Lebanese troops Sunday in Beirut's worst riots in a year, leaving seven people dead, hospital and security officials said.
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Lebanese are being squeezed, no longer just by fear of bombs, but by the realities of checkpoints and roving patrols of soldiers.
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Hundreds of heavily armed police and combat troops unfurled barbed wire and erected barricades around the Lebanese prime minister's office on Friday, girding for a large protest against the Western-backed leader.
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limit civilian casualties as it steps up attacks on its neighbor, a promise that fell short of Beirut&#039;s calls for a cease-fire.
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Heavy shelling and gunfire continued for the second day at the Nahr al Bared refugee camp, as the Lebanese Army intensified its offensive against the Fatah al Islam militia.
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The United Nations has urged European countries to provide troops to a peacekeeping force in Lebanon as the Beirut government moved ahead with a historic deployment of army troops to the south to shore up a fragile truce.
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More Israeli troops poured into Lebanon   on Saturday, capturing a broader swathe of territory in heavy   fighting with Hizbollah guerrillas, as both sides said they   would obey a U.N. resolution on a truce -- but not yet.
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Lebanese and Palestinian militants are now showing greater coordination.
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NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops tightened the noose around al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Monday, where the army made major advances after a month of fighting.
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Troops step up assault on Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon after militants kill two soldiers.
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BAZOURIYA, Lebanon -- There are two faces to the UN force today in Lebanon, ensuring a cease-fire that ended 33 days of war with Israel. One has a certain swagger: more than 4,800 soldiers, 14 French battle tanks, four 155 mm artillery guns, 10 Italian amphibious assault vehicles, and an array of armored personnel carriers. The other is a contingent ...
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Lebanon's PM issues a new warning to militants holed up in a refugee camp, after further clashes with troops.
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Italian troops begin arriving in Lebanon to strengthen the United Nations peacekeeping force.
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NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops advanced for the first time on Sunday into a Palestinian refugee camp where they have been battling al Qaeda inspired militants, security sources and witnesses said.
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The Lebanese Army, which many credit with holding together the fragile nation, is under siege after firing on a protest last month.
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Fears for trapped refugees grow as fighting between army troops and Islamist militants resumes in Lebanon.