Lebanon army battles militants | International | Reuters

Lebanon army battles militants | International | Reuters: "NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon (Reuters) - Lebanese troops fought al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp and clashed with Islamists early on Monday as a 16-day conflict threatened to plunge Lebanon into long-term instability.

Security sources said one Lebanese soldier was killed and two were wounded in clashes after midnight with Jund al-Sham gunmen at the northern entrance of Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon's largest refugee camp, some 42 km (27 miles) south of Beirut.

The two-hour clash involving assault rifles, heavy machine guns, grenades and mortar bombs followed an earlier fight on Sunday which ended after mediation efforts by other Palestinian factions. Three soldiers and two civilians were wounded in the earlier firefight, started by the gunmen." Read complete post here.