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Lebanese Vow to Crush Militants

Refugee camp destroyed; residents caught as army fights Fatah al-Islam

By Jonas Oransky,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 3, 2007 1:27 PM CDT
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(Newser) – The Lebanese army vowed yesterday to continue its attack on Fatah al-Islam members holed up inside a Palestinian refugee camp in Beruit though the camp is now 60 percent demolished. As many as 25,000 of its 31,000 occupants have fled, the Guardian reports, and thousands remain trapped.

The army, which launched a siege of the camp 10 days ago, considers residents who haven't left as combatants. The PLO commander of Lebanon, who tried nominally to negotiate peace, supports the bloody effort. "This is it. We tried to negotiate, but it didn't work," said one special forces officer. "The army will continue until they are all dead. There is no stopping."

military offensive aimed at crushing the al-Qaida-inspired group. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
military offensive aimed at crushing the al-Qaida-inspired group. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)   (Associated Press)
A Palestinian child who fled the Naher el-Bared refugee camp waits to get food aid distributed by the Humanitarian Relief for Development Society in Chatilla refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon Saturday, June 2, 2007. Islamic militants retreated deep into Naher el-Bared Palestinian refugee camp Saturday as army tanks, backed by...
A Palestinian child who fled the Naher el-Bared refugee camp waits to get food aid distributed by the Humanitarian Relief for Development Society in Chatilla refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon Saturday,...   (Associated Press)
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, left, and Lebanese PM Fuad Siniora, walk together in Riyadh, Tuesday March 27 2007. Arab leaders gathered in Saudi Arabia Tuesday for the summit which will formally re launch a long-dormant Arab plan for Middle East peace and actively seek negotiations with Israel. Abbas said that...
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, left, and Lebanese PM Fuad Siniora, walk together in Riyadh, Tuesday March 27 2007. Arab leaders gathered in Saudi Arabia Tuesday for the summit which will formally...   (Associated Press)
The Lebanese army shell a building being used by a militant sniper in the besieged Nahr el-Bared refugee camp near the city of Tripoli in Lebanon Sunday, June 3, 2007, as the Lebanese army continued to battle against Islamic militants barricaded in the Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. (AP...
The Lebanese army shell a building being used by a militant sniper in the besieged Nahr el-Bared refugee camp near the city of Tripoli in Lebanon Sunday, June 3, 2007, as the Lebanese army continued to...   (Associated Press)
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Lebanon • Palestine • refugee camp • Fatah al Islam • Lebanese Army • Beruit • refugee • al-Qaeda • UN Security Council

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