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The strikes and clashes paralyzing Beirut are the result of a perfect storm of events, which together have brought Lebanon’s security situation near to its breaking point. As neither side shows any signs of backing down, Lebanon can do little but brace for even more conflict in the coming days.
Tehran may have played a decisive role in the past week’s crisis Hanin Ghaddar, NOW Staff , May 16, 2008 Hezbollah-allied Amal militants take fire during fights with government supporters in Choueifat (AFP/ANWAR AMRO) Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have...
Hezbollah’s militia faces new questions David Kenner, NOW Staff , May 18, 2008 Opposition gunmen in the streets of Beirut on May 8, 2008. At the center of this divide is the eternal issue of Hezbollah’s weapons, which March 14 leaders have declared a necessary subject of discussion at the...
