WASHINGTON - The United States on Monday placed a Lebanese Islamist group blamed for major fighting at a Palestinian refugee camp on its international terrorism balcklist. The State Department announced that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has designated the Al Qaeda-inspired Fatah al-Islam, which is suspected of having links with Syria, as a “specially designated global terrorist” group under an executive order aimed at cutting off finances to extremist organizations.The step, which had been expected, cuts off Fatah al-Islam from the US financial system and freezes any assets it or its members may have in the United States or under US jurisdiction, the department said in a statement. “The United States condemns the recent violence perpetrated by Fatah al-Islam in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp and supports the government of Lebanon and its security forces in their efforts to promote stability and rule of law throughout the country,” the statement said. “This terrorist group threatens the safety and security of the Lebanese people and the region.”