The Lebanese Army on Wednesday intensified shelling of Fatah
al-Islam militants holed up in a northern Palestinian camp, local
ANB TV reported.
The Nahr al-Bared refugee camp, some 12 km north of the northern
city of Tripoli, on Wednesday witnessed fierce clashes between the
Lebanese Army and Fatah al-Islam militants, said the report.
Lebanese troops unleashed a barrage of artillery and tank shells
on the positions still held by Fatah al-Islam militants in the
camp, and the militants responded with a sporadic barrage, it
added.
A Lebanese military source was quoted as saying that the troops
continue to advance to clear mines and explosives, and have
cornered the militants into a 200 square-meter area.
The Lebanese army have been battling the militants of Fatah
al-Islam in the Nahr al-Bared camp since May 20. The bloodiest
internal violence since the Lebanese 1975-1990 civil war has killed
more than 200 people.
The Lebanese government lists Fatah al-Islam as a terrorist
network aimed at destabilizing Lebanon.
(Xinhua News Agency July 26, 2007)
