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May 12, 2008       Share:    

Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aJgv8fe22QIw&refer=home

Hizbullah Leaves West Beirut After Beating Lebanese Government Challenge

[Bloomberg] Daniel Williams - Hizbullah, Lebanon's powerful Shiite Muslim party and militia, handed sections of Beirut to the Lebanese army Sunday after forcing pro-Western Prime Minister Fouad Siniora to abandon efforts to curb its military activities. Siniora had instructed the army to shut down Hizbullah's electronic surveillance operation at Beirut's international airport and a vast land-line telephone network it controlled. The military overturned the government's plans. By occupying parts of the Lebanese capital for five days, Hizbullah forced Siniora to back down.

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