Lebanese Government Battles Militant Islamic Group

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Lebanese Government Battles Militant Islamic Group

By Marina Ottaway

Published on May 23, 2007

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Source: The Diane Rehm Show

The Lebanese government battles a militant Islamic group holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. Implications of the flare-up, the state of the Lebanese government, and Lebanon's role in regional security.

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