Showdown Looming
JUST OUTSIDE NAHR EL-BARED REFUGEE CAMP — Just at the edge of this now devastated refugee camp, the Lebanese Army is showing signs of preparing for a showdown with the “Fatah al-Islam jihadist...
View ArticleStrange doings in Tripoli
TRIPOLI — What the heck is going on up here? That seems to be the big question at the moment. Last night around 9 p.m., fighting started up again between the Lebanese army and Fatah al-Islam. This...
View ArticleAbout that showdown…
BEIRUT — Lebanon is truly a strange — yet tasty — place. Two hours ago, I had Lebanese soldiers pointing guns at me over a traffic snafu (my driving or theirs, I’m not sure which and I’ll bet neither...
View ArticleGoing in?
BEIRUT — In my previous post, I mentioned that Maj. Gen Ashraf Rifi, the head of the Internal Security Forces told me, he “thinks the army will have to go in” to Nahr el-Bared to uproot the militants...
View ArticleCoverage of the Conflict
BEIRUT — Well, the situation up north has settled into a standoff, despite a bout of gunfire on Monday. The various Palestinian factions are trying to negotiate an end to this crisis, and the Lebanese...
View ArticleLebanese Army on the Move
BEIRUT — The Lebanese army is on the move toward Nahr el-Bared. For the last three hours, the army has been pounding Fatah al-Islam positions with artillery, tanks and mortars. Some believe this is a...
View ArticleThe never-ending crisis
BEIRUT — This is a never-ending story. The siege of Nahr el-Bared by thousands of Lebanese army troops has entered its third week now, and it may be metastasizing. “Clashes broke out at the Ein...
View ArticleSyria closes land crossings into Lebanon
BEIRUT — Syria has announced that it is closing the two remaining land crossings into Lebanon as of midnight tonight, including the main Masnaa border crossing. According to LBC, Lebanese customs...
View ArticleCorrection: Masnaa Open
BEIRUT — A correction to my previous post below: Syria has _not_ closed Masnaa, and it remains open. LBC was mistaken last night, as was I. My apologies. All other land crossings remain closed until...
View ArticleBREAKING: Explosion in south Lebanon hits UNIFIL
BEIRUT — An explosion has killed or injured at least four Spanish members of UNIFIL and wounded several others, although reports trickling in are contradictory and confusing. UNIFIL spokespeople are...
View ArticleShowdown Looming
JUST OUTSIDE NAHR EL-BARED REFUGEE CAMP — Just at the edge of this now devastated refugee camp, the Lebanese Army is showing signs of preparing for a showdown with the “Fatah al-Islam jihadist...
View ArticleStrange doings in Tripoli
TRIPOLI — What the heck is going on up here? That seems to be the big question at the moment. Last night around 9 p.m., fighting started up again between the Lebanese army and Fatah al-Islam. This...
View ArticleAbout that showdown…
BEIRUT — Lebanon is truly a strange — yet tasty — place. Two hours ago, I had Lebanese soldiers pointing guns at me over a traffic snafu (my driving or theirs, I’m not sure which and I’ll bet neither...
View ArticleGoing in?
BEIRUT — In my previous post, I mentioned that Maj. Gen Ashraf Rifi, the head of the Internal Security Forces told me, he “thinks the army will have to go in” to Nahr el-Bared to uproot the militants...
View ArticleCoverage of the Conflict
BEIRUT — Well, the situation up north has settled into a standoff, despite a bout of gunfire on Monday. The various Palestinian factions are trying to negotiate an end to this crisis, and the Lebanese...
View ArticleLebanese Army on the Move
BEIRUT — The Lebanese army is on the move toward Nahr el-Bared. For the last three hours, the army has been pounding Fatah al-Islam positions with artillery, tanks and mortars. Some believe this is a...
View ArticleThe never-ending crisis
BEIRUT — This is a never-ending story. The siege of Nahr el-Bared by thousands of Lebanese army troops has entered its third week now, and it may be metastasizing. “Clashes broke out at the Ein...
View ArticleSyria closes land crossings into Lebanon
BEIRUT — Syria has announced that it is closing the two remaining land crossings into Lebanon as of midnight tonight, including the main Masnaa border crossing. According to LBC, Lebanese customs...
View ArticleCorrection: Masnaa Open
BEIRUT — A correction to my previous post below: Syria has _not_ closed Masnaa, and it remains open. LBC was mistaken last night, as was I. My apologies. All other land crossings remain closed until...
View ArticleBREAKING: Explosion in south Lebanon hits UNIFIL
BEIRUT — An explosion has killed or injured at least four Spanish members of UNIFIL and wounded several others, although reports trickling in are contradictory and confusing. UNIFIL spokespeople are...
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