Being a recounting of my journalistic ventures in Iraq
BEIRUT — An explosion has killed or injured at least four Spanish members of UNIFIL and wounded several others, although reports trickling in are contradictory and confusing. UNIFIL spokespeople are currently not answering phones — or the lines are busy. (The linked article says four Spanish soldiers were killed and four others wounded, but other …
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BEIRUT — A correction to my previous post below: Syria has _not_ closed Masnaa, and it remains open. LBC was mistaken last night, as was I. My apologies. All other land crossings remain closed until calm prevails in Nahr el-Bared, the Syrian foreign minister said, according to SANA.
BEIRUT — Syria has announced that it is closing the two remaining land crossings into Lebanon as of midnight tonight, including the main Masnaa border crossing. According to LBC, Lebanese customs officials asked their Syrian counterparts at the border why, only to be told “it’s a political decision.” The crossing presumably will be closed indefinitely. …
BEIRUT — This is a never-ending story. The siege of Nahr el-Bared by thousands of Lebanese army troops has entered its third week now, and it may be metastasizing. “Clashes broke out at the Ein el-Helweh camp south of Sidon”:http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/lebanonunrest;_ylt=AsuRIirk3._W3HQk8Liy4WDagGIB yesterday between the Lebanese army and Jund al-Sham overnight and two soldiers were killed. Two …
BEIRUT — The Lebanese army is on the move toward Nahr el-Bared. For the last three hours, the army has been pounding Fatah al-Islam positions with artillery, tanks and mortars. Some believe this is a softening up of position before a full-scale assault on the camp, which would break a 37-year-old precedent keeping Lebanese troops …
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