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Security forces stand at the scene of a bombing in the Beir el-Abed, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 9 (photo credit: AP/Bilal Hussein)
July 9, 2013, 11:39 am
Powerful blast rocks Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut
At least 53 wounded in apparent car bomb attack; Syrian rebels recently threatened Lebanese militia, but lawmaker blames Israel
By Bassem Mroue
Lebanese soldiers stand guard near the mosque where Sunni cleric Sheik Ahmad al-Assir preaches, in Sidon, Lebanon, in June 2013. (photo credit: AP/Mohammed Zaatari)
July 5, 2013, 2:29 am
Missing Lebanese Sunni cleric releases audio
Sheik Ahmad al-Assir surfaces after vanishing last month following clash with military, accuses army of conspiring with Hezbollah
Lebanese soldiers stand guard near the mosque where Sunni cleric Sheik Ahmad al-Assir preaches, in Sidon, Lebanon, in June 2013. (photo credit: AP/Mohammed Zaatari)
June 25, 2013, 6:19 pm
Lebanese troops secure hardline cleric’s complex
The fate of Ahmad al-Assir, the preacher behind a recent outbreak of violence, remains unknown
June 25, 2013, 12:00 pm
Explosion reported in Lebanon near Syrian border
No casualties reported from bomb planted along Beirut-Damascus highway
Lebanese Army soldiers during clashes that erupted between followers of a radical Sunni cleric Sheik Ahmad al-Assir and Shiite gunmen in Sidon, Lebanon, Monday, June 24 (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
June 24, 2013, 6:42 pm
At least 16 dead as Lebanon clashes intensify
Soldiers killed in shootout with extreme Sunni faction as port city of Sidon becomes war zone
Lebanese army soldiers stand while black smoke rises from a burning house that was attacked during clashes that erupted between followers of a radical Sunni cleric Sheik Ahmad al-Assir and Shiite gunmen in Sidon, Lebanon, Monday, June 24, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Bilal Hussein)
June 24, 2013, 6:24 pm
Palestinians urge Lebanese to keep fighting out of refugee camps
Leaders from both Hamas and Fatah fear camp residents will take up arms in growing sectarian battles
By Elhanan Miller
Medics transport an injured Lebanese soldier after clashes between followers of a radical Sunni cleric Sheik Ahmad al-Assir and Shiite gunmen, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, on Sunday, June 23, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
June 24, 2013, 12:24 pm
12 Lebanese soldiers killed in overnight clashes
More than 50 wounded as soldiers battle followers of hardline Sunni cleric
By Sarah El Deeb
Lebanese Army soldiers deploy after clashes between Sunni and Shiite gunmen in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, on November 11. (photo credit: AP/Mohammed Zaatari)
June 23, 2013, 5:24 pm
4 Lebanese soldiers killed in clashes over Syrian war
Sunni and Shiite groups open fire in southern coastal city of Sidon
A Lebanese boy at a Hezbollah rally in Lebanon in May. (photo credit: AP/Hussein Malla)
June 18, 2013, 5:56 pm
Clashes erupt in south Lebanon amid Syria tensions
Officials say rifles and rocket-propelled grenades used in fighting between gunmen and followers of anti-Hezbollah cleric
A man checks his destroyed house, damaged by a Syrian forces airstrike in the town of Qusair, near the Lebanon border, Homs province, Syria, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP/Qusair Lens)
May 22, 2013, 7:30 pm
Syrian opposition urges rebels to join key battle
Leaders call for fighters to ‘rescue’ strategic town near Lebanon border under assault by Assad troops for fourth straight day
By Bassem Mroue
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