Al-Qaida video threatens attack on Lebanon
A group claiming to be an al-Qaida branch in Syria and Lebanon threatened in an online video today to attack Lebanon's military and its tourist venues if troops do not halt operations against Islamic militants in a Palestinian refugee camp.
The video could reflect a propaganda attempt to rally extremists over the battle at the Nahr el-Bared refugee camp more than a true organised threat. The group - calling itself al Qaida in al-Sham - is little known and has not claimed attacks in the past.
