Lebanon army tightens noose around militants
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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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The Pakistani army has said it has tightened the noose around al-Qaida-linked fighters hiding near the Afghan border. &quot;Around 600 to 700 foreign militants are still in the tribal area,&quot; said on Saturday Major
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NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Al Qaeda-inspired militants in north Lebanon threatened on Wednesday to take their fight to other parts of Lebanon and beyond if the Lebanese army did not stop attacking 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 Lebanese army is preparing to launch a final assault against al Qaeda-inspired militants holed up at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon, political and security sources said on Wednesday.
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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.
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Lebanese infantry battled Islamic militants at close range Sunday, moving deep into a besieged Palestinian refugee camp and hoisting Lebanon's red-and-white flag atop newly taken buildings, security officials and witnesses said.
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Move comes in anticipation of final assault by Lebanese army after almost two months of fighting.
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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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Pakistan's army tightens a cordon around a suspected al-Qaeda base after an air raid in which it says 50 militants died.
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Lebanese troops fought al-Qaida-inspired militants who attempted to flee a besieged Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon on Sunday, killing 15 and capturing 15 others, officials said.
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TRIPOLI, Lebanon  - Lebanese Islamists on Thursday sought the surrender of al Qaeda-inspired militants of the Fatah al-Islam group, locked in deadly battles with troops at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon.
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Thousands of Lebanese troops and police fanned out in Beirut on Friday to tighten security hours before a Hezbollah-led opposition protest aimed at bringing down the Western-backed government.
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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  - The Lebanese army shelled al Qaeda-inspired militants cornered in small parts of a Palestinian refugee camp on Thursday and security sources said two more soldiers were killed in the fighting.
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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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Lebanese and Palestinian militants are now showing greater coordination.