Lebanon

Syrian-backed Fatah Al-Islam implicated in plan to assassinate 36 pro-democracy politicians as the political crisis in Beirut enters its 8th consecutive day of anti-Saniora demonstrations. Hezbollah leader Nasrallah vows to bring the PM’s government down amidst rising Sunni-Shi’a sectarian tension.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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