Lebanon.. Up and down with the weeks warfare.
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" It's the only country in the Arab world with a functioning parliamentary system that is not dependent on and does not answer to the executive; that, however, is true only when Parliament actually functions, a feat it has not been able to accomplish in several months as a result of the inability of the 128 members of Parliament to come to an agreement regarding the election of the next president. "
Lebanon still without a President faced more violence in the past week, with Shiite Hezbollah forces launching offensives on south and west of the country attacking Sunni pro-government opposition. More than 60 people have been killed in the clashes since the violence broke out, however a set of deals appears to have been brockered for the west of the country after heavy fighting around a druze stronghold in the Chouf Mountains. The fighting was active for the last week involving heavy fire power, and on Sunday Walid Jumblatt handed the area over the the Lebanese Army. Beiruit seems to follow similar deal, and although Hezbollah crushed all opposition before pulling out, the army is said to take control on teusday 6am (3am GMT) and will restore order by force if neccessary.
Since sunday an uneasy truce has been called, althuogh there have been reports of shootings up to 24 hours after the " truce " across the country, but they are wide spread and rare. Although there are reports that Hezbollah collumns were acting up from east Bekaa on monday night.
A delegation from the Arab League has been sent including Secretary General, Amr Moussa, and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jabr Al Thani, seeking to draw attention to the political instability in Lebanon and solve it.
Lebanon still without a President faced more violence in the past week, with Shiite Hezbollah forces launching offensives on south and west of the country attacking Sunni pro-government opposition. More than 60 people have been killed in the clashes since the violence broke out, however a set of deals appears to have been brockered for the west of the country after heavy fighting around a druze stronghold in the Chouf Mountains. The fighting was active for the last week involving heavy fire power, and on Sunday Walid Jumblatt handed the area over the the Lebanese Army. Beiruit seems to follow similar deal, and although Hezbollah crushed all opposition before pulling out, the army is said to take control on teusday 6am (3am GMT) and will restore order by force if neccessary.
Since sunday an uneasy truce has been called, althuogh there have been reports of shootings up to 24 hours after the " truce " across the country, but they are wide spread and rare. Although there are reports that Hezbollah collumns were acting up from east Bekaa on monday night.
A delegation from the Arab League has been sent including Secretary General, Amr Moussa, and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jabr Al Thani, seeking to draw attention to the political instability in Lebanon and solve it.
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