#Lebanon : #Tripoli keeps its distance from #ISIS
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Tripoli’s notorious alleyway commanders patrol a neighborhood. (Photo: Al-Akhbar) Tripoli’s notorious alleyway commanders patrol a neighborhood. (Photo: Al-Akhbar)
A tour through Tripoli’s streets and salons does a lot to assuage concerns regarding the prospect of it joining the list of the cities pledging an oath of loyalty to the Islamic State of #Iraq and #syria (ISIS) anytime soon. Neither the previous standoff between al-Qaeda and #Hezbollah in Dahiyeh, and Hermel awakened the former’s sleeper cells in the city, nor are ISIS’ victories expected to pull off this feat, at least for the time being.
Ghassan Saoud
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