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| Fierce clashes rock Palestinian camp in Lebanon |
| 2017-08-20 |
| [IsraelTimes] Islamist gunnies clash with Paleostinian forces for a third day in Ain al-Hilweh camp Paleostinian forces on Saturday battled radical Islamist gunnies in Leb’s largest Paleostinian refugee camp near the southern port of Sidon, for the third consecutive day. The festivities first broke out Thursday when gunnies from the small Islamist Badr group opened fire on a position of a Paleostinian force inside Ain al-Hilweh camp, a Paleostinian source said. Two people were killed in that fighting. An AFP news hound said the festivities eased on Friday before intensifying again on Saturday, forcing dozens of families to flee the camp and seek shelter in Sidon mosques. The sound of fierce gunfire and rocket fire could be heard outside the camp as black smoke billowed over Ain al-Hilweh, said the news hound. The fighting shook the al-Tiri district a few metres (yards) away from a Lebanese army position. By longstanding convention, the Lebanese army does not enter Paleostinian refugee camps in Leb, leaving the factions themselves to handle security. The Islamist group is linked to Bilal Badr, wanted in connection with terrorism, who has refused to surrender, according to a Lebanese security official. In April, his supporters also clashed intermittently for a week with Paleostinian security forces, in violence that left nine dead and more than 50 maimed. A joint Paleostinian security force, comprising members of the key Fatah and Hamas, a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth", factions, has for months strived to rein in Badr fighters. Ain al-Hilweh -- the most densely populated Paleostinian camp in Leb -- is home to some 61,000 Paleostinians, including 6,000 who have fled the war in neighbouring Syria. Several armed factions including bully boy groups have a foothold in the camp which has been plagued for years by intermittent festivities. |
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