#Lebanon: #Tripoli’s alleyway commanders to be liquidated?
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Gunmen attend the funeral of Sheikh Ahmed Abdel Wahed and his religious aide in their hometown al-Bireh, north of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on May 21, 2012.(Photo: AFP-Joseph Eid) Gunmen attend the funeral of Sheikh Ahmed Abdel Wahed and his religious aide in their hometown al-Bireh, north of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on May 21, 2012.(Photo: AFP-Joseph Eid)
The truce in Tripoli is already on thin ice. Despite the lull in the fighting in the northern city, the commanders of the armed groups in the city’s alleyways, known as the “alleyway commanders,” are nervous about the prospect of a deal that would pave the way for their elimination. Unlike previous rounds of fighting, these commanders are distraught because (...)
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