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Analysis of Hezbollah's Riots

                   
beiruter.com
May 8, 2008
        
Story Timeline:  157 days

Michael Young has a good summation of how this crisis came to be, and other implications.He answers the, "Why is Walid Jumblatt bringing up a few of Hezbollah's abuses, now?" question I asked a few days ago: "what Jumblatt did was provoke a confrontation and, to dig up the old Soviet jargon,... [read full story]                    

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An anxious morning amid Beirut gunfire

dailystar.com.lb
May 9, 2008
        

As often happens in this strange world, it was my water turtle Jerry who brought home to me the tough choices we make in times of war. This happened on Friday morning, when bullets and rocket-propelled grenades were exploding all around our apartment near the Hamra area of western Beirut.

                   
dailystar.com.lb: Fear and chaos govern capital city dailystar.com.lb

Fear and chaos govern capital city

dailystar.com.lb
May 9, 2008
        

"Everyone is running away," Beirut resident Imad said on Friday as Hizbullah gunmen roamed the streets of the Lebanese capital, in the grip of deadly gunbattles between feuding Sunni and Shiite factions. Opposition Shiite militants have seized control of swathes of west Beirut, including Sunni...

                   
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Daily Star Political News: Fear and chaos govern capital city

beiruter.com
May 9, 2008
        

"Everyone is running away," Beirut resident Imad said on Friday as Hizbullah gunmen roamed the streets of the Lebanese capital, in the grip of deadly gunbattles between feuding Sunni and Shiite factions. Opposition Shiite militants have seized control of swathes of west Beirut, including Sunni...

                   
dailystar.com.lb: Fresh violence halts Beirut's commercial activity dailystar.com.lb

Fresh violence halts Beirut's commercial activity

dailystar.com.lb
May 9, 2008
        

Most business activities in Beirut came to a standstill on Friday as opposition gunmen took control of neighborhoods in West Beirut after two days of fighting. Many businesses remained closed, amid fears that fighting could erupt again. Few citizens ventured out of their homes in the early...

                   

Death toll in Lebanon rises to 18 as clashes intensify across country

dailystar.com.lb
May 9, 2008
        

Seven people were killed and several others wounded on Friday in fighting between opposition and pro-government supporters in different areas of Lebanon. The Friday casualties raised the doth toll to 18. Opposition fighters, their guns blazing, seized control of west Beirut on Friday after three...

                   

Shia gunmen seize control of Beirut neighbourhood

hindu.com
May 9, 2008
        

Beirut (AP): Shiite opposition gunmen seized control of several Beirut neighbourhoods from Sunni foes loyal to the US-backed government on Friday, in street battles that left 11 dead, security officials said. In a sign of the collapse of the pro-government forces in the...

Ya Libnan Political News: Trapped in Beirut

beiruter.com
May 9, 2008
        

Beirut - Three people in west Beirut describe the clashes overnight and the takeover by Hezbollah gunmen and the opposition forces. ... I live in West Beirut in the district of Bourj Abu Haydar, it's half Sunni and half Shia - we all live together fine. The shops opened...

Occupation

beiruter.com
May 9, 2008
        

Shiite gunmen from the Amal group detain Sunni government supporters after storming their building during a gun-battle in a newly seized neighborhood in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, May 9, 2008.read more ... Shiite gunmen from the Amal group detain Sunni government supporters...

Trapped in Beirut

yalibnan.com
May 9, 2008
        

Beirut - Three people in west Beirut describe the clashes overnight and the takeover by Hezbollah gunmen and the opposition forces. ... I live in West Beirut in the district of Bourj Abu Haydar, it's half Sunni and half Shia - we all live together fine. The shops opened...

                   

EXTRA: Clashes kill two south of Beirut

earthtimes.org
May 9, 2008
        

Beirut - Two people were killed and two wounded Friday in Khaldeh town south of Beirut during clashes between opposition and pro-government supporters, a security official said. It happened in a confrontation between Sunni supporters of the majority...

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