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#Jabal_Mohsen residents quietly mourning after #Tripoli #bombing
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Lebanese security forces and forensics work on January 11, 2015 at the site of a #suicide_bombing, a day after it killed 9 people in an attack on a cafe in Jabal Mohsen, an Alawite neighbourhood of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. AFP/ Ibrahim Chalhoub Lebanese security forces and forensics work on January 11, 2015 at the site of a suicide bombing, a day after it killed 9 people in an attack on a cafe in Jabal Mohsen, an Alawite neighbourhood of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. AFP/ Ibrahim Chalhoub

Two suicide bombers from Tripoli brought the climate of fear back to the city and the entire country after blowing themselves up among the patrons of a popular café in Jabal Mohsen. The bombing, however, did not (...)

#Politics #Arab_Democratic_Party #Articles #Lebanon #Mankoubeen

#Lebanon : Twin Suicide Bombing Kills Nine in #Tripoli's #Jabal_Mohsen
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Lebanese security forces and emergency personnel gather outside a cafe targeted by a suicide bombing on January 10, 2015 in the Jabal Mohsen neighborhood of the northern city of Tripoli.AFP/Ibrahim Chalhoub Lebanese security forces and emergency personnel gather outside a cafe targeted by a suicide bombing on January 10, 2015 in the Jabal Mohsen neighborhood of the northern city of Tripoli.AFP/Ibrahim Chalhoub

Two Lebanese suicide bombers blew themselves up in a crowded cafe in the neighborhood of Jabal Mohsen in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli Saturday night, killing nine civilians and wounding 37 others. read (...)

#Alawites #ISIS #lebanese_army #Nusra_front #syria

#Lebanon: Residents of #Tripoli apprehensive as militants still at large
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Lebanese army vehicles carrying Lebanese soldiers are deployed in the streets of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on April 2, 2014 in the first stage of a plan aimed at quelling deadly Syria-linked violence in the city. (Photo-AFP-Ibrahim Chalhoub) Lebanese army vehicles carrying Lebanese soldiers are deployed in the streets of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on April 2, 2014 in the first stage of a plan aimed at quelling deadly Syria-linked violence in the city. (Photo-AFP-Ibrahim Chalhoub)

Nothing disturbs the euphoria felt by Tripolitans these days except their belief that the current ceasefire will not be permanent, and that it was not the result of the much-hyped security plan, as much as the result of a (...)

#Articles #Ashraf_Rifi #Bab_al_Tabbaneh #Jabal_Mohsen #Najib_Mikati #Saad_el_Masri #Ziad_Allouki

#Tripoli: Short-term appeasement, or long-term security?
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A Lebanese Sunni woman greets Lebanese soldiers on top of an armoured personnel carrier as they patrol the streets of the #Bab_al-Tabbaneh Sunni neighbourhood of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on April 2, 2014 after they were deployed in the city in the second stage of a plan aimed at quelling deadly Syria-linked violence. (Photo: AFP-Ibrahim Chalhoub) A Lebanese Sunni woman greets Lebanese soldiers on top of an armoured personnel carrier as they patrol the streets of the Bab al-Tabbaneh Sunni neighbourhood of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on April 2, 2014 after they were deployed in the city in the second stage of a plan aimed at quelling deadly Syria-linked violence. (Photo: AFP-Ibrahim Chalhoub)

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#Lebanon #ADP #al-Qaeda #Ali_Eid #Articles #Ashrafi_Rifi #Jabal_Mohsen #Rifaat_Eid

Lebanese army raids #Bab_al-Tabbaneh in second day of “security plan”
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Lebanese army vehicles carrying Lebanese soldiers are deployed on the streets of the northern Lebanese city of #Tripoli on April 2, 2014 in the first stage of a plan aimed at quelling deadly Syria-linked violence in the city. (Photo: AFP - Ibrahim Chalhoub) Lebanese army vehicles carrying Lebanese soldiers are deployed on the streets of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on April 2, 2014 in the first stage of a plan aimed at quelling deadly Syria-linked violence in the city. (Photo: AFP - Ibrahim Chalhoub)

Lebanese troops on Wednesday moved into the restive neighborhood of Bab al-Tabbaneh in northern Tripoli, in the second stage of a plan aimed at quelling deadly Syria-linked violence, a security source said. Residents (...)

#Jabal_Mohsen #Lebanon #Top_News

3G disabled as #security forces sweep #Lebanon's #Tripoli for militants
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A helicopter from the Lebanese armed forces flies over the neighboring districts of #Jabal_Mohsen and #Bab_al-Tabbaneh in the northern port city of Tripoli, on April 1, 2014. (Photo: AFP - Ibrahim Chalhoub) A helicopter from the Lebanese armed forces flies over the neighboring districts of Jabal Mohsen and Bab al-Tabbaneh in the northern port city of Tripoli, on April 1, 2014. (Photo: AFP - Ibrahim Chalhoub)

Lebanese police and army have arrested at least 24 people in raids across Tripoli in the first day of a so-called security plan aimed at demilitarizing the conflict ridden city, a security source said. The source told Al-Akhbar that a combined force of 1,680 members of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) and army (...)

#Top_News

#Tripoli’s alleyway commanders have no safe haven in new security plan
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Lebanese soldiers are seen deployed on a street in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on March 14, 2014. Two people were killed, including a 10-year-old girl, in the Lebanese city of Tripoli, the day before, in fighting linked to tensions over the war in neighbouring #syria, a security official said.(Photo: AFP-Ibrahim Chalhoub) Lebanese soldiers are seen deployed on a street in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on March 14, 2014. Two people were killed, including a 10-year-old girl, in the Lebanese city of Tripoli, the day before, in fighting linked to tensions over the war in neighbouring Syria, a security official said.(Photo: AFP-Ibrahim Chalhoub)

A new security plan for Tripoli started on Sunday amid a (...)

#Lebanon #Ali_Eid #Articles #Ashraf_Rifi #Bab_al-Tabbaneh #Jabal_Mohsen #lebanese_army #North_Lebanon #Rifaat_Eid

#Lebanon : Future Movement takes #Tripoli hostage
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Smoke rises from a fire after gunmen from Jabal Mohsen fire a rocket-propelled grenade during clashes with gunmen from Bab al-Tebbaneh in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on March 14, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Ibrahim Chalhoub) Smoke rises from a fire after gunmen from Jabal Mohsen fire a rocket-propelled grenade during clashes with gunmen from Bab al-Tebbaneh in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on March 14, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Ibrahim Chalhoub)

The violent clashes between armed militants and the #lebanese_army appear to be a repeat of the incidents in Sidon’s suburb of Abra. Justice Minister #Ashraf_Rifi – a known patron of armed groups in the city – will not hesitate to capitalize and invite the army to take control of the (...)

#Ahmed_al-Assir #Al-Nusra_Front #Amid_Hammoud #Articles #Hezbollah #ISIS #Lebanon #Mohammed_Kabbara #Saad_Hariri #syria

Naim Abbas: ISIS wants to spur fighting between Shia and Sunni neighborhoods in Beirut
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Lebanese soldiers secure the northern port city of Tripoli on February 20, 2014. (Photo: AFP - Ibrahim Chalhoub) Lebanese soldiers secure the northern port city of Tripoli on February 20, 2014. (Photo: AFP - Ibrahim Chalhoub)

It is no longer a conjecture to say that the masterminds behind the suicide attacks want the situation to escalate in #Lebanon, all the way to instigating a full-blown Sunni-Shia conflict. Naim Abbas, a prominent fundamentalist figure who is currently in custody for his alleged involvement in terrorist attacks, has revealed in the course of his questioning that there are plans in place for a major attack in the Shia-majority Chiyah district of Beirut’s southern suburb, with a view to cause an armed (...)

#Articles

#ISIS in #Lebanon : #lebanese_army a Target
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Civilians walk past Lebanese security forces deployed in a street of the northern port city of Tripoli on January 19, 2014 . (Photo: AFP - Ibrahim Chalhoub). Civilians walk past Lebanese security forces deployed in a street of the northern port city of Tripoli on January 19, 2014 . (Photo: AFP - Ibrahim Chalhoub).

Three al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadi groups have declared Al-Akhbar.com/content/isis-and-al-nusra-declare-war-lebanon" target="_blank">war on #Lebanon. In a single day, the trio delivered the opening salvo of their Lebanese campaign, issuing threats in what appeared to be coordinated statements.

Radwan Mortada

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#Abdullah_Azzam_Brigades #Al-Nusra_Front #Articles #Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_Syria

#Lebanon: #Tripoli Library Torched, Owner Relocates to Monastery
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A man inspects burnt books on January 4, 2014 in north Lebanon’s majority Sunni city of Tripoli a day after a decades-old library owned by a Greek Orthodox priest was torched after “a pamphlet was discovered inside one of the books that was insulting to Islam and the prophet Mohammad” (Photo: AFP - Ibrahim Chalhoub) A man inspects burnt books on January 4, 2014 in north Lebanon’s majority Sunni city of Tripoli a day after a decades-old library owned by a Greek Orthodox priest was torched after “a pamphlet was discovered inside one of the books that was insulting to Islam and the prophet Mohammad” (Photo: AFP - Ibrahim Chalhoub)

On January 3, Tripoli’s Saeh Library was torched and its owner, Father #Ibrahim_Sarrouj, was (...)

#Culture_&_Society #Articles

#Lebanon : #Bekaa_Valley Coupon Racket Scams #Syrian_refugees
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Sacks of bread and other relief material are prepared ready for transportation to Syrian refugees encamped in Arsal, in the Lebanese Bekaa valley, on December 17, 2013. (Photo: AFP - Ibrahim Chalhoub) Sacks of bread and other relief material are prepared ready for transportation to Syrian refugees encamped in Arsal, in the Lebanese Bekaa valley, on December 17, 2013. (Photo: AFP - Ibrahim Chalhoub)

Along one of the main roads cutting Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley in half, a number of Syrian refugee settlements have fallen victim to a scam involving a coupon. The coupon, which claims to be under the authority of the Saudi government in memory of a deceased Saudi national, promises the holder $120 worth of goods in exchange for (...)

#Series_and_Features #Features #Saudi_Arabia

#Lebanon : Back to ‘Breaking Bones’ in #Tripoli
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A man displays an unexploded home made explosive device in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on December 4, 2013. (Photo: AFP - Ibrahim Chalhoub) A man displays an unexploded home made explosive device in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on December 4, 2013. (Photo: AFP - Ibrahim Chalhoub)

Shooting people’s legs in the North #Lebanon city of Tripoli for sectarian reasons is no longer shocking news that warrants condemnation and statements of disapproval. It has become “regular” news.

Mohamed Nazzal

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#Articles #Bab_al-Tabbaneh #Internal_Security_Forces #Jabal_Mohsen #lebanese_army

Suicide bomber kills army soldier in South #Lebanon
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Lebanese army soldiers patrol a street in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on December 4, 2013. (Photo: AFP - Ibrahim Chalhoub)

A Lebanese soldier and four attackers were killed in two separate assaults late Sunday on army checkpoints in the southern city of #Sidon, the military said in a statement. “At 9:15 pm today (Sunday) an armed man approached an army checkpoint in the north of Sidon, and launched a hand grenade towards it, injuring two soldiers,” the army statement said. “Troops manning the checkpoint fired back at the attacker, leading to his death,” it added. read (...)

#Saida #Top_News

Severe winter storm hits #Syrian_refugees in #Lebanon
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A Syrian refugee boy walks in a muddy alley at a makeshift camp in the village of Kfarkahel, in the Kura district near the northern city of Tripoli, on December 11, 2013 as storm “Alexa,” a winter weather front that is forecast to bring several days of rain and snow and a steep drop in temperature, arrives to Lebanon. (Photo: AFP - Ibrahim Chalhoub)

Thousands of Syrian refugees living in makeshift camps in Lebanon were weathering a winter storm on Wednesday that brought snow, rain and freezing temperatures to the country. In northern Ersal, just across the border from #syria, layers of snow sat atop flimsy shelters housing tens of thousands of recently arrived refugees. The UN refugee agency UNHCR has worked around the clock, partnering in recent days with the (...)

#Top_News

Lines of the Game: Crucial Showdown Between #lebanese_army and Al-Qaeda
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Lebanese army soldiers patrol a street in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on December 4, 2013. (Photo: AFP - Ibrahim Chalhoub). Lebanese army soldiers patrol a street in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on December 4, 2013. (Photo: AFP - Ibrahim Chalhoub).

The latest development in the lines of the global game saw #Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai in #Iran. This is an important point in the context of the desired understanding between Washington and Tehran. A close monitoring of this issue is needed to know the conflicts and hotbeds of tension in the region, including the situation in #Lebanon, which suggests an inevitable clash between the Lebanese army and al-Qaeda. But how? (...)

#Opinion #Articles #Hassan_Nasrallah #Jean_Kahwaji #united_states

#Lebanon : Army Mounts Last Resort in #Tripoli
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Lebanese army soldiers patrol a street in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on December 4, 2013 (Photo: AFP - Ibrahim Chalhoub). #lebanese_army soldiers patrol a street in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on December 4, 2013 (Photo: AFP - Ibrahim Chalhoub).

Following a decision placing all security forces in the North #Lebanon city of Tripoli under its control, the Lebanese army began to restore calm in the city, despite some opposition from factions calling to disarm the neighborhood of #Jabal_Mohsen before #Bab_al-Tabbaneh.

Abdel Kafi al-Samad

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#Articles #Future_Movement #Najib_Mikati

Western Diplomats: #Tripoli Clashes Do Not Undermine #Lebanon’s Stability
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A Lebanese army soldier stands near a tank in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on October 29, 2013 as army deployed following a week of clashes between supporters and opponents of #syria's regime. (Photo: AFP - Ibrahim Chalhoub) A Lebanese army soldier stands near a tank in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on October 29, 2013 as army deployed following a week of clashes between supporters and opponents of Syria’s regime. (Photo: AFP - Ibrahim (...)

#Opinion #Articles #Hezbollah #Qalamoun

Lebanese boy killed in #Tripoli clashes
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Lebanese general security forces man a checkpoint at the southeastern entrance of Tripoli as part of a security plan, on October 4, 2013. (Photo: AFP - Ibrahim Chalhoub)

A 13-year-old child was killed and 11 other people wounded in a gunfight in #Lebanon's second city Tripoli Tuesday between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a security official said. Clashes broke out Monday night, as an interview with Assad was being aired on television. (...)

#Bab_al-Tebbaneh #Jabal_Mohsen #Top_News

Back From the Dead: The Sea Is the Same, Here and There
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The father of Asaad Asaad, a Lebanese survivor of the migrant shipwreck in #Indonesia last week, shows pictures before the arrival of his son at their home on 6 October 2013 in #Akkar. (Photo: AFP - Ibrahim Chalhoub) The father of Asaad Asaad, a Lebanese survivor of the migrant shipwreck in Indonesia last week, shows pictures before the arrival of his son at their home on 6 October 2013 in Akkar. (Photo: AFP - Ibrahim Chalhoub) (...)

#Lebanon #Articles

#Tripoli Security Plan Prioritizes Political Interests
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A Lebanese drives his bicycle past burnt vehicles on 23 August 2013 next to the site of one of the two explosions that struck the northern city of Tripoli the day before. (Photo: AFP - Ibrahim Chalhoub) A Lebanese drives his bicycle past burnt vehicles on 23 August 2013 next to the site of one of the two explosions that struck the northern city of Tripoli the day before. (Photo: AFP - Ibrahim Chalhoub)

Five years ago, talk (...)

#Lebanon #Articles #Bab_al-Tabbaneh #Jabal_Mohsen #Marwan_Charbel #Najib_Mikati