Libanon

[Schneemann]

Heftige Gefechte in Beirut zwischen Anhängern der Hisbollah und der Amal (ebenfalls eine schiitische Organisation) und mutmaßlichen Milizen aus dem christlichen Sektor (?), im schlimmsten Fall steht das zerrüttete und ruinierte Land vor einem neuen Bürgerkrieg...

Grenade launchers are being fired by assailants as Beirut gun battle continues

Heavy gunfights were still ongoing Thursday afternoon in the worst violence Beirut has seen in a decade. Live video on local news channels showed shots being fired on buildings as residents from the Al Tayhouneh neighborhood continued to evacuate the area. The Lebanese military has also cordoned off the area and set up barbed wire.

Live feeds from local media showed masked men with machine guns in the area with armored military vehicles deploying on the streets. Lebanon's interior minister has confirmed that B7-RPG anti-tank grenade launchers have been fired by assailants. [...]

Beirut witnessed its worst violence in over a decade as gunfire erupted ahead a controversial protest in central Beirut. Dozens of supporters of Iran-backed Hezbollah and their Shia allies Amal were marching towards the country’s Justice Palace when unknown gunmen and snipers fired from rooftops causing demonstrators to take cover and disperse. [...] At least five people have been killed — with some having been shot in the head — and over 30 people injured.

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