Islamic Sunni Salafist fighters wield guns in Tripoli, Lebanon, on Friday, August 24, during clashes between pro- and anti-Syrian factions. A sniper killed Sunni Sheikh Khaled al-Baradei in the city, sparking new fighting which brought the death toll to 12 over the past five days and stoked fears of a spillover of major violence from the conflict in neighboring Syria.
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Islamic Sunni Salafist fighters wield guns in Tripoli, Lebanon, on Friday, August 24, during clashes between pro- and anti-Syrian factions. A sniper killed Sunni Sheikh Khaled al-Baradei in the city, sparking new fighting which brought the death toll to 12 over the past five days and stoked fears of a spillover of major violence from the conflict in neighboring Syria.
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Smoke billows from a building in Tripoli, Lebanon.
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Smoke billows from a building in Tripoli, Lebanon.
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A Lebanese man points at burned vehicles in the Bab al-Tabbaneh neighborhood in Tripoli, Lebanon, on Thursday, August 23. Fresh fighting erupted in Bab al-Tabbaneh, leaving one dead and two wounded, a security source said, despite a truce to halt days of violence between pro- and anti-Damascus gunmen.
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A Lebanese man points at burned vehicles in the Bab al-Tabbaneh neighborhood in Tripoli, Lebanon, on Thursday, August 23. Fresh fighting erupted in Bab al-Tabbaneh, leaving one dead and two wounded, a security source said, despite a truce to halt days of violence between pro- and anti-Damascus gunmen.
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A young girl plays with her bicycle, surrounded by rubble from fighting in the Bab al-Tabbaneh neighborhood.
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A young girl plays with her bicycle, surrounded by rubble from fighting in the Bab al-Tabbaneh neighborhood.
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Lebanese army commandos drive an armored personnel carrier in the Bab al-Tabbaneh neighborhood.
Turmoil from Syria bleeds into Lebanon —
Lebanese army commandos drive an armored personnel carrier in the Bab al-Tabbaneh neighborhood.
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Islamic Sunni Salafist fighters smoke a waterpipe during a lull in fighting.
Turmoil from Syria bleeds into Lebanon —
Islamic Sunni Salafist fighters smoke a waterpipe during a lull in fighting.
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Lebanese army commandos stand their ground Wednesday in Tripoli as fighting goes on between factions supporting and opposing the regime in neighboring Syria.
Turmoil from Syria bleeds into Lebanon —
Lebanese army commandos stand their ground Wednesday in Tripoli as fighting goes on between factions supporting and opposing the regime in neighboring Syria.
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A Lebanese soldier mans an anti-aircraft heavy machine gun mounted on an armored personal carrier Wednesday in Tripoli. The Syrian civil war has aggravated decades-old quarrels in two of the city's neighborhoods.
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A Lebanese soldier mans an anti-aircraft heavy machine gun mounted on an armored personal carrier Wednesday in Tripoli. The Syrian civil war has aggravated decades-old quarrels in two of the city's neighborhoods.
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Supporters of the Syrian uprising run down a street in Tripoli's Bab al Tabaneh neighborhood Wednesday. Sniper fire broke out in two neighborhoods of the Lebanese seaport: one dominated by Alawite Muslims, the other by Sunni Muslims.
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Supporters of the Syrian uprising run down a street in Tripoli's Bab al Tabaneh neighborhood Wednesday. Sniper fire broke out in two neighborhoods of the Lebanese seaport: one dominated by Alawite Muslims, the other by Sunni Muslims.
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A supporter of the Syrian uprising expresses anger about the death of a civilian Wednesday in Tripoli. The strife between Alawites and Sunnis in the northern Lebanese city mirrors the conflict in Syria, where Bashar al-Assad's regime is dominated by minority Alawites and the opposition is made up largely of Sunnis.
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A supporter of the Syrian uprising expresses anger about the death of a civilian Wednesday in Tripoli. The strife between Alawites and Sunnis in the northern Lebanese city mirrors the conflict in Syria, where Bashar al-Assad's regime is dominated by minority Alawites and the opposition is made up largely of Sunnis.
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An opponent of the Syrian regime gets ready to fire during clashes Wednesday in Tripoli's Bab al Tabaneh neighborhood.
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An opponent of the Syrian regime gets ready to fire during clashes Wednesday in Tripoli's Bab al Tabaneh neighborhood.
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Lebanese security forces take position Tuesday, August 21, in Tripoli following clashes between pro- and anti-Syrian regime factions.
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Lebanese security forces take position Tuesday, August 21, in Tripoli following clashes between pro- and anti-Syrian regime factions.
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Smoke billows from a building in Tripoli's Bab al Tabaneh area Tuesday following fighting between the two groups. Resentment from the nearly 30-year Syrian occupation still lingers in Lebanon, which struggles to maintain a balance among its religious and ethnic sects.
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Smoke billows from a building in Tripoli's Bab al Tabaneh area Tuesday following fighting between the two groups. Resentment from the nearly 30-year Syrian occupation still lingers in Lebanon, which struggles to maintain a balance among its religious and ethnic sects.
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Supporters of the Syrian uprising gather Tuesday in the Bab al Tabaneh neighborhood following clashes.
Turmoil from Syria bleeds into Lebanon —
Supporters of the Syrian uprising gather Tuesday in the Bab al Tabaneh neighborhood following clashes.
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