The Lebanese army has deployed to halt heavy sectarian fighting in the northern city of Tripoli.
Medical sources say two days of fighting between Sunnis and Alawites has killed nine people and wounded at least 68 more. In the past two months, at least 22 people have been killed in the predominantly Sunni city. The bouts of violence have been attributed to Sectarian clashes in Lebanon kill at least five ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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