3 Lebanese soldiers killed fighting Islamic militants
Three Lebanese soldiers were killed in sporadic fighting with al-Qaeda-inspired Islamic militants barricaded in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, a senior military official said Monday.
The three soldiers died Sunday in battles with Fatah Islam gunmen holed up in a small area of the besieged Nahr el-Bared camp on the outskirts of the port city of Tripoli, the official told The Associated Press. (AP)
