Hezbollah battles Lebanon government In Tripoli; Beirut calm
Fierce fighting raged between supporters of Lebanon's Western- backed government and the Hizbullah-led opposition Sunday in the northern city of Tripoli, a security official told AFP.
He said the fighting, which erupted overnight, was concentrated in the Bab al- Tebbaneh, Kobbeh and Jabal Mohsen neighborhoods located on the northern edge of the coastal city and that thousands of civilians were fleeing. (AFP)
