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Article: LEBANON: AGREEMENT BRINGS PEACE TO TRIPOLI, FOR NOW.
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- Interpress Service
- Article date:
- November 4, 2008
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By Mona Alami
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 3, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- Following the recent political reconciliation between warring politicians, the army has made headway toward establishing stability in Tripoli by infiltrating a terrorist cell accused of orchestrating attacks against the Lebanese army.
Prior to the agreement, Tripoli, a large harbor city sitting on Lebanon's northern shore, had fallen prey to a series of deadly security threats.
In the presence of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, leaders of Tripoli's various factions last month agreed to a reconciliation agreement at the residence of Sheikh Malek Chaar, mufti of Tripoli and North Lebanon. ...