Beirut sends army south - Toronto Sun

by Populux | August 17, 2006 at 02:38 am
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But Lebanese cabinet refuses to disarm Hezbollah By AP BEIRUT -- Lebanon approved a plan yesterday to deploy its army south of the Litani River, a key provision of the UN ceasefire plan to end fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. But the cabinet stopped short of agreeing to disarm the Shiite Muslim militant group, which insists it has a right to defend Lebanese territory as long as Israeli troops are in the country. "There will be no confrontation between the army and brothers in Hezbollah," Information ...
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