A Pointless Clash?

Al-Jazeera has published an article about a "small" clash between Jund al-Sham and the Lebanese Popular Nasserist Group, outside the Ain El Hilweh camp. At least four people were wounded.

At least four people have been wounded in clashes between Palestinian fighters and Lebanese armed men just outside Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp ... They said several cars were set ablaze on Sunday ... It was not clear what sparked the clashes in a poor neighbourhood between the camp and Sidon proper, but armed groups sporadically clash over authority inside the tense camp, which the Lebanese army does not enter. A Reuters reporter saw masked Jund al-Sham fighters emerge from Ain al-Hilweh and occupy rooftops in the neighbourhood.

Also, Jumblatt has finally given his first reaction to the Mehlis Report, in which he said that he rejects sanctions agains the Syrian people, and urges the Syrian government to "cooperate with the investigation in order to uncover the truth".

Update 1: I have just read that a small bomb has exploded in North Beirut. No immediate word on casualties.

Correction: Apparently, this was accidental.

Also - apparently Aoun had an interview with Al-Jazeera in the last couple of days, where he said something that I need to verify before I discuss it. Does anyone have the link for the interview transcript?

Update 2:Time Magazine has its view on the "forces that could lead to Assad's downfall". If you're in the mood for an article from 1976, check out their story which they start with "Is Syria's President Hafez Assad in serious trouble because of Lebanon? Israeli intelligence officials, no friends of Assad obviously, predicted that Syria 'is on the eve of a coup.'"

Interesting cycle of events.

Update 3: (and probably the last update ...) Hassan pointed out an article in Der Spiegel, that among other things, discusses the life of Sadik (on p.2). In OTHER news - there has been a large Syrian demonstration in ... Syria. To quote a friend, the current events in Lebanon, and the increasing international influence, have "gotten syrian regime stronger iternally", and have "scored Bashar points".

PS: Thanks to Hassan and VP to pointing out my dead links. The links were pointing to me. How arrogant.

posted by Lazarus, 8:57 AM