Lebanese army soldiers, take their positions during clashes between
followers of a radical Sunni cleric Sheik Ahmad al-Assir and Shiite
gunmen, in the southern port city of Sidon, June 23, 2013.
In the past week, Lebanon experienced more of the reverberations of the
deadly sectarian civil war next door in Syria. Sunni militants loyal to a
radical cleric in the city of Sidon clashed with Lebanese soldiers in a
series of gun battles. At least 12 soldiers have been killed.
Medics transport an injured Lebanese soldier, after clashes between
followers of a radical Sunni cleric Sheik Ahmad al-Assir and Shiite
gunmen, in the southern port city of Sidon, June 23, 2013.
A girl holds a white flag to show that civilians are in the car, during
clashes between Lebanese army soldiers and gunmen of hardline Sunni
Muslim cleric Sheikh Ahmed al-Assir, in Abra near Sidon, southern
Lebanon, June 24, 2013.
Residents flee an area of clashes between the Lebanese army and gunmen
of hardline Sunni Muslim cleric Sheikh Ahmed al-Assir, in Sidon,
southern Lebanon, June 24, 2013.
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