Lebanese helicopters step up raids on militants
Lebanese army helicopters stepped up raids today on al-Qaida-inspired Islamic militants barricaded in a Palestinian refugee camp in the country’s north, after five soldiers were killed, a senior military official said.
A soldier died overnight and four other soldiers died in renewed fighting with Fatah Islam gunmen over the past two days in the besieged Nahr el-Bared camp, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity according to army regulations.
