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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Army acts to restore Lebanon calm
2008-07-11
The Lebanese army has been deployed to the northern city of Tripoli to try to restore calm after sectarian clashes left at least four dead and 50 injured.

The clashes erupted on Tuesday in the neighbourhoods of Bab Tibbaneh and Jabal Mohsen. Sunni supporters of the Lebanese government fought Alawites aligned with the Hezbollah-led opposition. Fighting has continued in Tripoli despite a deal reached in May aimed at ending long-running political strife.
That's worked well, hasn't it?
The latest clashes died down in the port city, 80km (50 miles) north of Beirut, after the troops took up positions in the mainly Sunni Bab Tibbaneh and the Alawite Jabal Mohsen. Dozens of army vehicles moved into "sensitive areas", a military statement said "The army will confront those who fire first and calls on all parties to show calm and allow the military to take control of the situation," the statement said.
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