Lebanese Claim Victory in Camp

Palestinians holding out in rubble

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 22, 2007 4:38 AM CDT

(Newser) – The Lebanese government has declared "mission accomplished" in its month-long battle against al-Qaeda-spawned militants in a Palestinian refugee camp. The siege left 166 dead and destroyed much of the Nahr al-Bared camp in northern Lebanon, in some of the worst fighting the country has... Read full story »

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