Lebanese army takes full control of northern camp
BEIRUT, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Lebanese army on Sunday totally took control of a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon after fighting a group of Islamist militants holed up there for over three months, the pan-Arab al-Jazeera satellite TV reported.
An army spokesman announced on Sunday afternoon that the army has seized the last positions of the al-Qaida-inspired Fatah al-Islam militants in the camp, and the battle is over.
Lebanese soldiers gesture on the outskirts of the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in north Lebanon September 2, 2007. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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From the TV footage of the al-Jazeera Arab language channel, nearby residents are seen celebrating the victory around the camp, waving the Lebanese flag.
In the morning, some 20 Islamist militants and two Lebanese soldiers were killed in clashes amid a desperate attempt of the militants to break out of the camp, some 12 km north of Tripoli.
Lebanese civilians celebrate after their army took control of the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in north Lebanon September 2, 2007. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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The army has refused to halt its military offensive before the militants surrender, but the gunmen have vowed to fight to the very end. The bloodiest internal violence since the Lebanese 1975-1990 civil war has killed more than 200 people.
Lebanese civilians chant slogans and wave national flags as they celebrate the army taking over of the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in north Lebanon September 2, 2007. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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