 13 Fatah al-Islam militants were shot and killed by the Lebanese army as they tried to flee Nahr al-Bared by boat to the southern refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh.| Also, there are already opportunities for rapid advancement at Al-Qaeda in the Land of the Cedar Trees: |
Fatah al-Islam's No. 2 man and son-in-law of the extremist group's leader Shaker Absi has been reportedly wounded during clashes with Lebanese troops in the northern refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared. As Ya Libnan has reported earlier, according to eyewitnesses that fled the camp , they saw Fatah al-Islam leader Shaker al-Absi seriously wounded in his hand and his shoulder as a result of Lebanese army shelling of the groupÂ’s headquarters in Nahr al-Bared camp.
The daily An Nahar did not identify Absi's relative, but said his foot was blown off in the fighting.| Other reports say 'twas his son-in-law |
An Nahar also said other Fatah al-Islam fighters were arrested and handed over to the intelligence bureau. An Nahar also said Lebanese troops dragged the bodies of 40 Fatah al-Islam fighters, many of them from different African nationalities.| African gunnies, you say? |
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