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Battles Rage On as Army Hunts Down Hezbollah  

Posted May 11, 08 6:30 PM CDT in World    Most Covered

(newser) – Fighting raged on in Lebanon today after Hezbollah pulled out of West Beirut and faced army troops in the north and Druze mountains, AFP reports. One woman died and five were wounded in Tripoli, while, near Beirut, the Druze majority leader urged Hezbollah to surrender. "Civil peace and halting the destruction are paramount," he said, before the army rolled in.

Meanwhile, US-friendly Arab envoys led by Egypt clashed with other regional leaders at a crisis meeting in Cairo. At issue was a resolution criticizing Hezbollah and rejecting "the use of armed violence to achieve political goals." Syria ducked today's talks but spoke through its state newspaper, saying that Hezbollah's Beirut attack thwarted a US plan to capture Lebanon.

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Shiite gunmen patrol streets south of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, May 11, 2008.   (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Smoke rises from buildings as Shiite gunmen fire rockets during clashes south of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, May 11, 2008.   (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Battles Rage On as Army Hunts Down Hezbollah
A roadside shrine with a statue of Virgin Mary is seen on a hill overlooking Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, May 11, 2008.   (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Battles Rage On as Army Hunts Down Hezbollah
A Shiite gunman fires during clashes south of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, May 11, 2008.   (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Battles Rage On as Army Hunts Down Hezbollah
Lebanese soldiers on an armored personnel carrier move in to a new position south of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, May 11, 2008.   (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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