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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Lebanese troops continue their assault on Islamists militants along the perimeter of a Palestinian refugee camp.
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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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The United States and Arab allies rushed military aid to Lebanon Friday, boosting its strength ahead of a possible army assault to crush al-Qaida-inspired Islamic militants barricaded in a Palestinian refugee camp.
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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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Lebanon's army commander urged soldiers on Thursday to stay neutral in an increasingly tense Beirut and said concessions might be necessary to resolve a political crisis.
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TRIPOLI, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops clashed with suspected Islamist militants in the northern city of Tripoli late on Saturday after soldiers came under fire during searches for militant hideouts, security sources said.
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Lebanese government forces have been deployed along the border with Israel for the first time in decades.
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Violent clashes broke out Sunday between Shiite and Sunni Muslims in the capital, leaving one man dead from gunshot wounds at a time when tensions throughout Lebanon threaten the country's fragile sectarian and political balance.
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TRIPOLI -- Lebanon's army stepped up its assault on Islamic militants hiding inside a Palestinian refugee settlement yesterday, launching artillery barrages and sending in armored carriers and special forces. Five soldiers were killed yesterday and 15 wounded.
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Heavy fighting resumed Friday between the Lebanese army and Islamic militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. Army tanks and armor massed outside the camp, apparently preparing to storm it.
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Security is tight in Beirut amid fears that anti-government protests led by the Hezbollah militia may turn violent.
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TRIPOLI, Lebanon, June 2 -- The Lebanese army deployed a missile-firing helicopter and soldiers carried out door-to-door searches Saturday in a second day of fighting between the military and a radical Islamic faction based in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon.
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Nearly 150 Lebanese soldiers have died recently in clashes with Al Qaeda-linked militants, but growing public support has lifted the Army's morale.
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BEIRUT -- Troops in armored cars guarded Sunni Muslim neighborhoods in the capital yesterday after the shooting death of a young Shi'ite man. Shi'ite leaders urged the victim's family to avoid revenge, fearing sectarian violence that could detonate Lebanon's political crisis.
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France will greatly increase the size of   the contingent it is promising for a peacekeeping force in   southern Lebanon, possibly making it easier to recruit other   nations, officials and diplomats said on Thursday.
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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.