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Lebanese judge seeks death penalty for #Ahmad_al-Assir
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Lebanon will seek the death penalty for Salafi cleric Ahmad al-Assir, who has been at large since deadly clashes between his followers and the army last year, a judicial source said Friday. Military judge Riad Abu Ghida recommended seeking death sentences for Assir and 53 others, including singer-turned-fundamentalist Fadel Shaker. The sentences are being sought in connection with the summer clashes in the southern city of Saida, which left at least 18 soldiers and 11 gunmen dead. read more

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Hariri Youth Supporters Seek Leadership From the Streets
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Gunmen supporting the anti-Assad rebellion clash with their neighboors in the al-Shaarani neighborhood in the Lebanese northern coastal city of Tripoli on November 30, 2013. (Photo: AFP - Ghassan Sweidan) Gunmen supporting the anti-Assad rebellion clash with their neighboors in the al-Shaarani neighborhood in the Lebanese northern coastal city of Tripoli on November 30, 2013. (Photo: AFP - Ghassan Sweidan)

Following #Saad_Hariri's recent announcement to participate in a government with Hezbollah, #Beirut's #Sunni youth find themselves looking for alternative leaders they feel can offer them true protection.

Moe Ali Nayel

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#Lebanon: Embassy Suicide Bombers Are Graduates of the Assir School
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A few hours after the #Iran_Embassy bombing, the Internal Security Forces (ISF) removed security checkpoints at the entrance of the commercial market in #Saida, prohibiting the entry of all cars. (Photo: Marwan Tahtah) A few hours after the Iran embassy bombing, the Internal Security Forces (ISF) removed security checkpoints at the entrance of the commercial market in Saida, prohibiting the entry of all cars. (Photo: Marwan Tahtah)

DNA tests reveal that the two suicide bombers behind the attack on the Iranian embassy in Beirut resided in South #Lebanon and were followers of Salafi cleric #Ahmad_al-Assir.

Amal Khalil

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