What You Need to Know about Lebanon's Presidential Election and Security Concerns
Tensions between Hezbollah and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) are rising, amid the political stalemate in Lebanon over the presidential elections.
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Tensions between Hezbollah and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) are rising, amid the political stalemate in Lebanon over the presidential elections.
Jonathan Spyer, founder and executive director of the Middle East Center for Reporting and Analysis and writing fellow at the Middle East Forum, spoke to an August 17 Middle East Forum Webinar (video) about Lebanon's economic, social, and political
Right now. the fighting between forces has stopped at least according to one rebel in the last several minutes. it's a significant spot where both sides have been advancinging forward. pro-gad forces have been advancing toward the rebels there. the anti-gadhafi rebels have been trying to take it over. at least eight people have been killed, 24 people wounded result of the fighting there. according to this rebel speaking to rueters a short time ago 99% of the city is under control. this, of course, significant as the rebels try to make their western march toward tripoli. other news making headl...