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Five Lebanese soldiers were killed during an assault on Fatah al Islam positions in the Nahr al Bared Palestinian refugee camp. A Syrian ship at the port of Sidon has been impounded after explosives were smuggled.

Fatah al Islam said it would consider negotiating an end to the siege at the Nahr Al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp. Three Lebanese troops were killed as the army is making the final push; four Fatah al Islam snipers were killed.

Fatah al Islam launched at least 15 Katyusha rockets into the surrounding villages of the Nahr al Bared Palestinian refugee camp. One civilian was killed and several others wounded.

Seven members of Fatah al Islam surrendered as army troops prepare for the final assault on the Nahr al Bared Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. A sniper killed a soldier, while over 150 Palestinian civilians fled the camp.

The Army killed six members of Fatah al-Islam in Qalamoun, a village south of the port city of Tripoli. Muhammad Khalayla, the brother of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, is believed to be hiding out in the Nahr al-Bared with Fatah al-Islam.

Six UNIFIL peacekeepers were killed in an IED attack near the Israeli border. The Army killed six Ansar al-Islam fighters in Tripoli.

The Army is in control of most of the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian camp. Two soldiers were killed in the latest round of fighting. A group of Palestinian clerics are attempting to secure a cease fire in the conflict. A judge issued arrest warrants for 4 al Qaeda detained in the Bekaa Valley last month.

Three Lebanese soldiers were killed during fighting at the Nahr al-Bared Palestinain camp. Two members of Jund al Sham were killed and 3 wounded in an explosion at the Ein El Helweh Palestinain camp.

Four soldiers were killed and 6 wounded in an IED attack in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian camp. The Army seized a large cache of explosives in the camp. The funeral for the murdered anti-Syrian member of parliament turned into an anti-Syria rally.

An anti-Syrian member of parliament, his son and two bodyguards were among 10 killed in a bombing in Beirut; 11 were wounded. The Army continues to press against Fatah al-Islam in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian camp, and stated it will used heavy artillery in its assault.

Heavy fighting continues between the Army and al Qaeda linked Fatah al-Islam in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian camp. Three soldiers and 2 Red Cross workers were killed in yesterday’s fighting, while 61 soldiers have been killed since the fighting began.

Five soldiers were killed in fighting against al Qaeda linked Fatah al-Islam in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian camp. Security forces arrested 3 al Qaeda, including a Belgian, in the Bekaa Valley.