Refugee camp conflict spreads

Clashes between Lebanese troops and Islamic militants spread today to Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp in the south, underlining the complexities the country faces in trying to defeat al Qaida-inspired fighters who are battling a continuing army onslaught in a northern camp.

Refugee camp conflict spreads

Clashes between Lebanese troops and Islamic militants spread today to Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp in the south, underlining the complexities the country faces in trying to defeat al Qaida-inspired fighters who are battling a continuing army onslaught in a northern camp.

Two Lebanese soldiers and a fighter were killed in the clashes between the army and Jund al-Sham Islamic militants in the refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh in Sidon, southern Lebanon.

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