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August 16, 2010       Share:    

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100814/wl_afp/lebanonunrest_20100814175536

Lebanese Army Kills Top Islamist

(AFP) Rana Moussaoui - Lebanese troops on Saturday killed two top Islamist militants, a military spokesman said. "Abdel Rahman Awad, one of the key leaders of Fatah al-Islam," was killed along with Abu Bakr during clashes in the eastern Bekaa Valley region, the spokesman said. A judicial source said Abu Bakr was Awad's key deputy who provided military training to Fatah al-Islam, a group inspired by al-Qaeda. In 2007, Fatah al-Islam fought a fierce three-month battle against the army at Nahr al-Bared in northern Lebanon that cost 400 lives including 168 soldiers.

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