Lebanese army expands deployment to impose order

                   
iht.com     May 13, 2008            

The Lebanese army expanded its troop deployment to several tense areas around the country Tuesday, saying its soldiers would use force if needed to impose order after clashes between the U.S.-backed government and Hezbollah-led opposition. The army, which is respected by the militant Hezbollah... [read full story]                

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Lebanese PM calls on army to restore order and for Hezbollah to disarm

iht.com     May 10, 2008          

Prime Minister Fuad Saniora called on the army Saturday to restore law and order across Lebanon and remove gunmen from the streets, accusing Hezbollah of staging an armed coup. ... The army command is ordering it troops to establish security in the capital and is calling...                

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Lebanon army takes steps to end violence

afp.com     May 10, 2008          

BEIRUT (AFP) - The Lebanese army said on Saturday that it was revoking measures taken by the government against the Shiite Hezbollah movement and called for all armed militants to withdraw from the streets. ... It said that the head of airport security, who had been...                

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Lebanese army command tells gunmen to withdraw from streets

examiner.com     May 10, 2008          

Lebanon's army command is ordering troops to establish security in the capital and is calling on all parties to withdraw their gunmen from the streets. ... « (AP Photo) An ambulance arrives at the site of a shooting, as people try to help the injured in Beirut, Lebanon,...                

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Lebanon army freezes government moves against Hezbollah

indiatimes.com     May 10, 2008          

The Lebanese army has said that it has frozen measures taken by the govt against the Shiite Hezbollah movement, and called for all armed militants to withdraw from the streets. ... BEIRUT: The Lebanese army said on Saturday it had frozen measures taken by the government...                

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EXTRA: Lebanon's ruling majority welcomes army statement

earthtimes.org     May 10, 2008          

Beirut - Lebanon's ruling majority welcomed Saturday a statement by the army command that it would keep Beirut airport's security chief, who is close to the Hezbollah militant movement, in his post until after an investigation into the movement's com...                

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Lebanese army command tells gunmen to withdraw from streets

iht.com     May 10, 2008          

Lebanon's army command is ordering troops to establish security in the capital and is calling on all parties to withdraw their gunmen from the streets. ... Hezbollah TV says that Hezbollah-led opposition forces will withdraw all their gunmen from Beirut in compliance with...                

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Army command tells gunmen to go; keeps airport security chief in post

iht.com     May 10, 2008          

Seeking to stop the country's slide toward all-out sectarian strife, the Lebanese army command ordered its troops Saturday to establish security, calling on all parties to withdraw their gunmen and reopen roads while offering the opposition Hezbollah a compromise.                

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Terror Accomplished

beiruter.com     May 11, 2008          

A Hezbollah gunmen puts his rifle into his car in Beirut May 10, 2008. Hezbollah on Saturday began withdrawing gunmen from Beirut and handed control of the streets to the Lebanese army, after days of gunbattles with supporters of the U.S.-backed government. (Jamal Saidi/Reuters)read more                

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Lebanese Groups Clash In Villages Near Capital

washingtonpost.com     May 12, 2008          

BEIRUT, May 11 -- Clashes between government supporters and opponents erupted in a mountainous area just south of the Lebanese capital Sunday, raising concerns about a further escalation of violence in the country. ... The crisis, in which 42 people have been killed,...                

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Gunmen clash in Tripoli, instability grips Lebanon

thestar.com.my     May 12, 2008          

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Pro-government Sunni Muslim gunmen fought militiamen allied to Hezbollah in the northern city of Tripoli on Monday, in further violence that has already dismantled the balance of power in Lebanon. ... BEIRUT (Reuters) - (REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir) The...                

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